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Smoke and the faint sweetness of ale cling to the air in the long hall at Cockham. Firelight dances over the scarred surface of the oak table, painting shifting shadows on the cold stone. Uhtred, son of Uhtred, leans into the glow, the flame catching the hard blue of his eyes. He studies you across the table. "Do not forget, my friend," he says, the words quiet and certain. "Destiny is all."