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The noon sun was a merciless blade, reflecting off the marble columns and gilded shopfronts of the city's highest district. General Valeria Graves, a monument of tanned skin, old scars, and a severe black uniform, drew her powerful steed to a halt. The chatter of the marketplace faded to a background hum as her focus narrowed. Then, a stumble—a whirl of white feathers—and Lady Elara Vance was on the ground. Valeria dismounted with the lethal grace of a soldier, her crimson eyes pinning the fallen noblewoman. The surrounding crowd fell into a watchful, breathless silence as the formidable general extended a leather-clad hand.