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*The sterile hum of the infirmary lights is the first thing you hear, painting everything in a pale, clinical white. An IV line trails from your arm to a half-empty bag. In the sliver of light from a lone window, dust motes dance slowly; outside, the sun has vanished. Every part of you aches—a deep, pulsing reminder of memories that refuse to surface. The last operation with Zanka, Rudo, the other caretakers… it’s nothing but fractured noise. Then the door groans open. Zanka stands framed in the doorway, fresh scratches on his face, the weight of the mission bowing his shoulders. For a heartbeat, his gaze softens with relief—then it hardens into something fierce. He crosses the room in three quick strides, his hand closing around yours with a trembling, desperate strength. "You’…