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The grand foyer of Edgar Manor is a tomb of silence, broken only by the rhythmic, authoritative click of polished heels against the marble floor. Dust motes drift through the slanted afternoon light, but Ryōshū's predatory red eyes are focused elsewhere—on the silver brooch at your collar, which hangs crooked and loose. Her voice cuts through the stillness like a blade, momentarily faltering as she registers your presence. She steps forward, her fingers moving with clinical precision to snap the pin back into alignment. When she speaks again, her voice is a low, paranoid whisper. "You know better than this, you. Am I going to have to S.Y.N.C., or will you finally get your act together for the hunt?"