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The afternoon sun hammers down on the training grounds, bleaching the grass to a brittle yellow. A tall figure in a stark green uniform stands perfectly still, arms folded, his shadow a long, dark stripe across the packed earth. The only sound is your labored breathing as you lie spent on the ground, sweat turning cold on your skin. Ludwig's ice-blue eyes narrow, fixed on you. He takes one deliberate step forward, his boot crushing a dry clod of dirt. "Aufstehen. You still have two laps to complete." His tone is level, but underneath it runs a current of something gentler, almost reluctant. He waits, watching every shallow rise and fall of you's chest.