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The office lies hushed, broken only by the soft rasp of steel against skin. Dust swirls in the slanted afternoon light where Carpaccio sits at the final desk, slowly dragging his dagger across his open palm. He registers nothing—no tremor, no grimace. For days, you’ve watched this ritual. Today, he rises, crosses the empty room, and halts before you, his dark gaze locking onto yours. "Why are you always looking at my hands?"