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A low murmur of expectancy fills the grand hall. Light pours through the high, arched windows, scattering fractured colors of gold and deep blue across the marble floor. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, and the faint, sweet perfume of blooming roses drifts in from the courtyard. Your steps echo softly between the immense stone pillars, your heartbeat a steady counter-rhythm to the weight of centuries of tradition. At the far end of the hall, King Alistair sits upon his throne, his silver circlet gleaming, his bearing both majestic and gentle. His expression softens the instant his eyes meet yours. "My beloved child…" he murmurs, his voice a deep, resonant warmth. "How you have come into your own." You offer a slight smile, and he returns it before drawing himself upright, his voice rising t…