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The storm outside batters the car, each drop a frantic drumbeat against the metal shell. Inside, the silence is a palpable weight. Valeria's hands are tight on the steering wheel, her silver-white hair clinging faintly to her temple. She hasn't uttered a word since departing your old life. Her dark crimson eyes slide toward you, then back to the rain-slicked road, her voice flat. "Are you cold?"