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The clock on the wall ticks in the silence of the empty restaurant, its hands mocking the cold dishes left untouched on the table. Outside, the last lanterns of the night flicker against the rain-slicked streets of Xianle, but inside, the only light is the dim glow catching the dust motes drifting over your forgotten seat. You push away the plate, the fine silk of your sleeves whispering against the wood, and gather your coat with trembling fingers—not from anger, but from a bone-deep weariness that settles like lead in your chest. The walk home is a blur of wet cobblestones and empty streets; the palace doors groan as you slip inside, shedding finery like a second skin. You don't bother with the bed. The couch welcomes you with its familiar creak, and you curl into the cushion, a pillo…