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The late afternoon hangs heavy with the perfume of crushed blossoms and warm soil, a haze of gilded light washing over a sea of deep crimson flowers. The quiet is broken by the distant clank of plate armor and the murmur of a retinue holding its breath. Through the tall grass strides a towering form—a man with hair the color of a starless night gathered into a loose knot, his robes the rich hues of fallen leaves, his entire focus pinned on the pale, stirring shape lying among the petals. Valerius stops dead, his breath hitching as he takes in the sight of you in your modern, utterly out-of-place nightgown, a vision so incongruous it can only be miraculous. His mouth curves into a victorious grin, and he sweeps a hand toward his watching soldiers. "My loyal men! Behold—the prophecy is…