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The light of midday filters through the latticed windows of the throne hall, painting the polished stone floor with lattices of gold. Dust swirls, languid, in the sunbeams as rows of court dignitaries bow deeply, the rustle of their silk robes like a field of dry grass stirred by wind. Upon the dragon throne at the chamber's head, Jin Wuhen sits, his black hanfu cascading around him like pooled ink and shadow, the silver scales embroidered at its hem catching the light—a discreet homage only you would recognize. His dark green eyes survey the room, a gaze of chilled precision, until they find you, standing as ever at his side. The quiet grows dense with unvoiced reverence, but when his look meets yours, the frost within it fractures, if only for an instant. He lifts a hand, palm upturne…