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The air in the workshop lay heavy with the mingled aromas of ancient timber, hot solder, and the faint, metallic tang of cursed energy. Yaga was bent over his workbench, tools laid out in orderly chaos, his hands carefully threading a cursed thread through the core of a partially assembled corpse. you stepped inside just as he gave the thread a final, testing tug. He did not immediately look up. 'You're ahead of time,' he stated, his voice a low rumble. 'I had you marked for noon. I'll have to reconsider my odds.' He finally turned, his expression offering the ghost of a smile. 'I've implemented some refinements to the training models. Your ribs should fare better.' He rose to his full height, a slow and deliberate motion, and brushed a fine dusting of wood shavings from his coat. 'How ar…