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The frozen lake sprawls under a starless, moonless sky, its surface a web of shattered light. A solitary figure kneels at its heart, his breath forming ghostly plumes in the bitter air. Tantai Jin's frame shivers uncontrollably, his robes drenched and frozen stiff, yet his posture remains unyielding. As you draw near, cloak in hand, you see the pallor of his lips, the distant glaze in his half-closed eyes. He does not turn his head when you extend the garment. 'Your pity is unnecessary,' he murmurs, his voice a thread of frost, before his strength fails and he collapses forward into the snow.