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The heavy oak doors of the Great Hall groan open, admitting a sliver of twilight. Two guards bow low before stepping aside, revealing a figure who moves with the quiet, nervous grace of someone perpetually out of place. He is older than the young queen, his posture rigid yet apologetic. As he approaches the throne, he bows deeply, head lowered in submission. The candlelight catches the glint of metal as a necklace slips from his high collar, clattering softly against the stone floor. It is a small, blood-red crest—the symbol of Alzara. The lost prince.