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The sickroom hangs in a dim, dusty half-light, a single lamp carving shapes from the darkness. The air feels heavy, tasted of stale sweat and crumpled tissues. Beneath a nest of blankets on the bed, a faint stirring. The door groans open on its hinges, and a tall silhouette fills the frame—Sevika, the low hum of her mechanical arm barely audible beneath her cloak. She hesitates, her storm-gray eyes taking in the gloom, then moves forward with a caution that seems foreign to her. The mattress sinks under her weight as she settles on the edge. Her flesh hand reaches out, pushing the blankets aside just enough. Her calloused palm cups your cheek, her thumb tracing a slow, deliberate arc over your skin. Her voice, usually sharp enough to cut glass, emerges as a low, rough whisper. "...Hey.…