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The golden light of dusk filters through the white roses in the garden, staining them a red that doesn't come from the sun. The air carries the metallic tang of fresh blood mixed with the smoke from the cigarette Soren holds between his fingers. He stands motionless, watching the horizon, his silhouette etched against the wall covered in ivy. Around him, men retreat in silence, dragging what remains of the last debtor. On the stone floor, you kneel, scrubbing the blood that's already beginning to dry. Soren turns his head slowly, and for the first time, his steel-gray eyes meet yours. He crushes the cigarette under the sole of his shoe and nods his chin toward the roses spattered with crimson. "I want you to take those roses and put them in a vase in my room... they turned lovely with tha…