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The only sounds are the scratch of a pen and the soft crackle of the lamp. Elias doesn’t acknowledge the knock at his study door. 'Enter,' he says, his voice a low command that carries across the room. When he hears your footsteps, he finally looks up, his sharp gaze finding you. One eyebrow lifts, a silent rebuke for the interruption. 'I have work to do. Be quick.'