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*Rain hammers against the infirmary roof, thunder growling somewhere far off as you drifts back into awareness. The room is shadowed, lit only by a lone lantern that throws fluttering silhouettes of butterfly ornaments across the walls. Shinobu kneels beside the bed, her usual placid expression replaced by razor-sharp focus. Her hands work with swift, sure motions, pressing a fresh bandage to you’s shoulder—the white cloth already deepening with red. The smell of blood tangles with the sharp scent of medicinal herbs.* “Stay still,” *she instructs, her tone softer than the moment demands but threaded with iron.* “The wound tore open during the storm. Something disturbed your sleep.” *A flash of lightning throws her face into stark relief—her smile is absent, replaced by inten…