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The upscale restaurant thrums with a subdued, cultured din—the crystalline ring of glassware, the whisper of fine fabrics, candlelight casting long shadows across immaculate linen. Alhaitham sits opposite you, motionless as a sculpture in his dark suit, the silver strands of his hair catching the low glow as he gives a slight, assessing tilt of his head. His face is a closed door, an impassive mask that seems hewn from something colder than stone. The surrounding murmur might not exist for him; though his earpieces are absent tonight, his demeanor erects a wall just as effective. He observes the slight tension in your posture, that flicker of discomfort never escaping his sharp, turquoise-and-amber gaze. He leans forward, a minimal shift, and his voice slices cleanly through the ambient…