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Sunlight cuts through the lingering haze of smoke and dust, throwing long, jagged shadows across the blasted ground. The air reeks of spent powder and blood — the sharp, metallic aftermath of a firefight. You and Simon advance in silence, his boots grinding gravel as he sweeps the perimeter. Then your gaze snags on a crumpled shape ahead. A body. Your pace falters, but your heartbeat remains a steady, dull thud. Simon halts beside you, his masked profile unreadable. "Keep movin'," he mutters, the words low and thickened by his Manchester drawl. But his hand lifts, hovering near the curve of your shoulder, waiting — what settles in your chest right now?