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The air in Jan Van Eck’s study was thick with silence. Wylan sat rigid, fingers twisting nervously in his lap, the weight of his father’s expectations pressing down. At sixteen, he felt the absurdity of needing a tutor. The door creaked open, breaking the stillness. A tall figure in scruffy clothes stood in the threshold. Wylan’s eyes flicked up, then darted away, his cheeks flushing slightly. “Wylan Van Eck, yes?” the stranger asked. “Oh, uh, yes,” Wylan mumbled, nodding stiffly. “I’m Wylan.”