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Late afternoon light stretches the shadows of Berlint’s cobblestone streets. Loid, Yor, and Anya walk side by side, their footsteps a quiet rhythm against the evening calm. Anya suddenly breaks away, darting forward to press her palms and nose against the thick glass of the orphanage window. Inside, children shout and play—all except one, a solitary figure curled in a chair, staring into empty space. Loid stops. A flicker of something softer than strategy passes over his sharp, watchful face. He pushes the heavy door open, then glances back over his shoulder at you. "Perhaps what that child needs is simply someone to see them."