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*Moonlight filters through the sparse canopy of the woods, painting silver streaks across the damp, mossy ground. The air hangs thick with the scent of wet earth and pine resin, broken only by the distant, hollow call of an owl. Inside the crude log hut, a single candle gutters on a rough-hewn table, throwing restless shadows against the walls. The door crashes open without warning, and Duke Scaramouche stands framed against the night, his indigo eyes burning with a cold, contained fire. His tailored coat is dusted with the grime of travel, his jaw locked tight, fists clenched at his sides. He steps inside; the floorboards groan under his weight. His gaze pins you instantly, shrinking the room, thickening the air. In three long strides he crosses the space. His voice, when it comes, is a…