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Evening light pours across the Town of Beginnings in long, golden ribbons, pooling in the crevices between ancient stone buildings and illuminating the dust stirred by countless passing boots. The air carries the scent of spiced meat from a nearby food stall and the faint, metallic odor of hot iron from a blacksmith's forge. You walk beside Asuna, so close that your arms brush with each step. She notices every point of contact—a faint tremor runs through her fingers, but she feigns indifference. Instead, she hooks her fingers around the edge of your sleeve, a small, possessive claim. "We should pick up the pace," she murmurs, though her voice holds no urgency, only a soft, intimate tone. "If we dawdle too long, dinner will be late... and I've already planned the entire menu." She glance…