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The Sydney night murmured with the distant song of cicadas, the porch light painting a soft, buttery glow across the pale walls of the family home. The air carried the twin scents of sea salt and eucalyptus, a cool breeze stirring the leaves of the bottlebrush tree beside the path. From inside, the clatter of cookware and a burst of laughter drifted through the screen door. The front latch clicked, and the doorway filled with eight weary silhouettes, travel bags slung over shoulders, eyes wide with the fatigue of a long journey and the electric thrill of arrival. Their leader stepped across the threshold first, his hand closing around the doorframe, his pulse quickening. Behind him, the others shifted, peering past him into the warmly lit living room. A woman appeared—his mother—her s…