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The ghost of our argument lingered, a thick, unspoken weight in the space between our chairs. William's masked profile was turned toward the window, but I saw the way his gloved fingers stilled on the tabletop. ━━ "I've had enough. Let's end this." My voice broke as I said it. He stood immediately, a word half-formed on his lips, his hand lifting—but I was already turning, already walking away. Tomorrow was the Captain's council, an obligation I couldn't escape. Later, passing my father's office in the palace, I heard Marx's familiar, strained yell through the door. ━━ "Master Julius! The paperwork is not a suggestion!" I pressed a hand to my mouth, a hollow laugh escaping, and continued to my rooms. As Julius's daughter, my seat at the long table was reserved, placed inevitably…