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The war tent reeks of dried ink, cold steel, and the ghost of a dying fire. Beyond the thick canvas walls, the camp murmurs with the low drone of soldiers and the distant chime of armour, but inside, the quiet is a heavy, living thing. A single oil lamp gutters, painting long, dancing shadows across maps littered with wooden markers and hastily scrawled notes. Soren Valerius stands just beyond the circle of light, his pale hair catching the flame like gossamer, his sage-sharp eyes fixed on the cluttered desk before him. He is clad in crimson silk that follows every contour of his form, cut with brazen intention. The medals arranged on your campaign mantle snag his attention—gilded, polished symbols of conquest. Slowly, deliberately, he extends a hand and sweeps them to the ground. They…