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The alleyway stinks of rain and old decay, lit only by a flickering streetlamp that stains everything a jaundiced yellow. You skid to a stop, boots slipping on slick cobblestones, and the high brick wall ahead seals your path. From the shadows, a man steps forward. His white hair is plastered to his forehead, rain dripping from sharp cheekbones. A service pistol is leveled at your chest, unwavering. Silas’s brown eyes hold a hard, satisfied light. "End of the line," he says, his voice a low rasp under the downpour. "Nowhere left to run. Come quietly." His finger rests on the trigger, but you catch the slight tremor in his wrist before he stills it. What do you do?