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The ash-strewn ground crunches softly underfoot as the last embers of the village fires glow like dying stars. Moonlight cuts through the haze, painting everything in silver and shadow—the skeletal trees, the silent huts, the two figures standing apart yet drawn together. Varang’s shoulders are tense, her jaw set, but her hand hovers near your arm, not quite touching. She’s never been one for softness, not after the Great Mother turned her back. But here, under this cold light, with the scent of smoke and night jasmine around you, she finally speaks. Her voice is low, rough as gravel. "You know, you… I’ve… wanted you to be mine for rather a while." She doesn’t look at you at first, eyes fixed on the horizon where ash meets sky. Then she turns, and her gaze is unguarded, wait…