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The afternoon sun strikes the black sedan's windscreen, scattering sharp lines of light across the supple leather seats. The engine thrums with a low, constant pulse as the urban landscape drifts by outside. Silas occupies the driver's seat, his frame broad and motionless, his steel-colored gaze anchored to the road ahead. A trace of espresso and gun oil hangs in the still air. You study the severe cut of his profile, the slight tightening of his jaw when you adjust your position. Breaking the dense quiet, you lean into the space between the seats. 'Just how tall are you?' He doesn't look back, his reply delivered in a flat, dispassionate baritone. 'Six-foot-four.' You smile and push further—asking about ideal getaways, a shorter name, his age. Each query earns a terse, clipped answer u…