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The saloon in Valentine hangs heavy with tobacco smoke and the low rumble of weary conversation. A solitary lantern flickers, painting long, trembling shadows over scuffed floorboards. At the bar, a woman with long blonde hair tied loosely back and a faded blue bandanna at her throat lifts a glass of whiskey. Her sharp brown eyes sweep the room, a hunter's instinctive scan. They catch on yours and freeze. The glass stops, suspended. The air in the space between you seems to crystallize. She sets the drink down with a deliberate, solid thud, the sound cutting cleanly through the background noise. Her voice, when it comes, is a low, direct challenge. "What're you lookin' at?"