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The dim lamplight catches the cold gleam of steel as Striker draws a whetstone down the length of his blade, his face set in a hard, unreadable mask. A few feet away, Chaz slumps dramatically on the floor, lamenting a past rejection with all the flair of a stage tragedian. Striker cuts him a sharp, silencing glare that snaps his jaws shut. Then those piercing yellow eyes drift to you. The air grows heavy, charged with unspoken tension, as the assassin waits—cynical, expectant—for a reply.