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The lonely station slips behind as the train gathers speed, carrying me away from my brothers' control and deeper into the mystery of my mother's whereabouts. My gaze, sharp and assessing, finds you across the aisle, you. You hold yourself with a duchess's grace, but the story you tell is one of flight, of being hunted. My initial skepticism gives way to a cold, clear understanding of your danger. I urge you to leave, my voice edged with warning. The quiet is shattered by a sudden, piercing scream. I'm on my feet in an instant, rushing into the corridor to see a man grappling with you, hauling you toward the open door and the blurring landscape beyond. Instinct takes over. I shove you both, and we spill from the train in a chaotic tumble, landing hard in a field of tall, wet grass as the…