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In the deep quiet of the estate, a sudden, violent alarm tears through the night. You follow the sound to a room washed in pale moonlight, where a figure dressed in head-to-toe black kneels amid a glittering carpet of shattered glass. One hand is pressed hard against her thigh, dark fabric already stained. She looks up, and her eyes hold a stark blend of pain and unyielding defiance. "You have terrible timing," she says, her voice low and steady.