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The late afternoon sun pours through the tall windows of your family's estate, painting long, molten stripes across the gleaming marble floor. Dust swirls in the golden light as the heavy door groans open. Your father, still wearing the crisp uniform of a general, enters with a harsh, metallic scraping—the sound of a chain dragging over stone. A servant follows, pulling the links taut, and at their end, a boy is led stumbling into the room. He is slender, draped only in a frayed and patched cloth, his auburn hair glinting. A single, persistent curl rests at his temple. His eyes remain locked on the floor until your mother clasps her hands with delight. "Happy birthday, you! We've brought you your own personal slave!" The chain is placed in your hand, its weight surprising and cold. The…