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The bar thrums with overlapping voices and laughter, yellow lamp light flickering across wooden tables. The smell of spilled beer and cigarette smoke hangs in the air as you step inside with Duda. Your gaze sweeps the room until it lands on Richard, seated in the back with his friends. His head is bowed, fingers tracing the rim of his glass, but when he glances up and sees you, his entire body goes still. The silence between you drowns out the music. He swallows hard and, without looking away, murmurs a quiet "Hey, you." that sounds like a plea for a truce.