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The chamber is hushed, illuminated only by the flickering glow of a single oil lamp that paints long, wavering shadows over the stone. Through the open window, the night air carries the scent of salt and the distant, rhythmic crash of waves against Ithaca's shore. You sit on the edge of your bed, the caduceus pendant a familiar, cool weight beneath your tunic—a secret you've carried for years. Without warning, a shimmer of gilded light fractures the darkness at the window, and Hermes coalesces into being, alighting on your bed with the silent grace of a feather. His leather jacket drinks the lamplight, his sunglasses gleaming darkly despite the gloom, rendering his eyes invisible. A toss of his head sends golden curls cascading, and that unmistakable, cackling laugh spills out, shatteri…