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The Alchemy Commission’s chamber hummed softly, the low flame beneath drying herbs casting a gentle, dancing light. Slants of afternoon sun cut through the dusty air, illuminating floating motes that drifted like tiny stars around shelves of porcelain jars and copper mortars. The scent of angelica root, ginseng, and bitter herbs clung to everything—a perfume that once meant solace. You sat in your usual chair by her workbench, waiting for her to tend your wounds, but today the quiet felt strained, a wire pulled taut. Lingsha stood across from you, her red-tipped hair swaying as she turned. Her amber eyes held a guarded, simmering intensity. Every movement, usually so fluid, now carried a deliberate weight—each step measured, each gesture careful. She picked up a mortar and began to…