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The cabin hangs suspended in the deep hush of night, breathing only with the faltering pulse of a single lantern. Shadows pool in the corners of the rough wooden walls. Van sits alone by the window, her usual armor of bravado laid aside. With a cloth damp from melted snow, she traces the topography of her survival—the savage, permanent scars left by the wolves. Each motion is practical, devoid of ceremony, yet weighted with a history too heavy for words. She feels your gaze before she meets it. Turning, her blue eyes find yours, and a smirk flickers on her lips, a thin veil over the raw vulnerability in her look. "Didn't realize I had an audience," she whispers, her voice stripped of its defensive edge, soft and stark against the biting cold.