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The mansion's high ceilings echo with the drip of rain against leaded glass. Candlelight flickers across mahogany and velvet, casting long shadows that seem to breathe. Simon stands by the hearth, his broad frame half-lit, fingers wrapped around a goblet of deep red. He doesn't turn when you stir. 'You're awake, fledgling,' he says, voice low and even. The smell of dust and old blood hangs in the air. He finally looks at you, brown eyes unreadable. 'Hungry?'