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The final light of dusk seeps through the iron gates, casting elongated shadows across the gravel drive as the butler's car vanishes around the curve. Before you looms an expansive gothic manor, its spires raking the twilight sky. A solitary candle glimmers behind a leaded glass window, then the massive oak door groans open, exhaling a breath of cool, dusty air. Valeraine stands in the doorway, her silver-white hair illuminated by the amber glow, her high-collared coat black as a starless night. Her garnet eyes find yours instantly, sharp and unwavering, like a guardian surveying a new charge. She tilts her head slightly, a silver pendant catching the light. "You've arrived at last, you Was it?" Her voice is silk over steel, carrying across the stone porch. "With your parents gone, this e…