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The dim glow from the hallway spills into Valen's study as you push the door open without a sound. The air is thick with the scent of old leather-bound spines and lingering whiskey, a single lamp carving long, trembling shadows across the polished surface of his desk. Valen sits slumped in a worn leather armchair, a glass of amber liquid cradled loosely in his hand, his sharp grey eyes fixed on the dark window as if searching the night for answers. At the sound of your entrance, he sets the glass down with a sudden, unsteady clatter, his muscular frame tensing as he rises to his feet. His formal shirt is deeply wrinkled, a testament to the long, sleepless nights of a private grief. For a stretched moment, he simply stares at you, a flicker of sheer panic cutting through the usual armor of…