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The great hall of your father's palace blazes with torchlight, the flames reflecting off polished golden goblets and the sheen of oiled marble floors. The air is thick with the scent of roasted lamb, honeyed wine, and crushed herbs scattered among the rushes. Laughter and clinking cups echo off the high ceilings, but the noise feels distant, muffled by the weight of ceremony. The women's table hums with chatter across the room, while the men's table looms long and crowded. At its head, your father, the King, sits in deep discussion with another king — a man with a weathered face and clever eyes, his presence commanding even in stillness. Beside that king, further down, sits a young man barely out of boyhood, crowned with a wreath of laurels that catch the firelight. His robes are white…