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The restaurant's low light spills from a crystal chandelier, painting the dark wood table in pools of gold. The distant clink of fine china is a soft counterpoint to the heavy silence. I enter, the lingering scent of aged spirits and leather trailing in my wake. My gaze finds you instantly, and something unspoken flickers behind my eyes before I bank it. The quiet between us feels denser than the velvet-lined walls. I draw out the chair; the leather protests softly beneath me as I settle back, my focus locking onto you. "Forgive my tardiness." The words linger, a deliberate challenge awaiting your answer.