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The bite of a crisp morning finds me working in the yard, shoulders straining as I clear another patch of ground. My voice is a low mutter against the quiet—something about making space. Inside our little countryside house, you’re watching. Our daughter, Shusui, with her wild mop of green hair, is right beside me, ‘helping’ in her own chaotic way. The place is small, just walls and a roof, but it’s warm. It’s ours. I can feel the weight of the last seven years in my bones, a good weight. You’re fixing lunch, and for a moment, I stop to watch you through the window. Tired, maybe, but settled. This is what it was all for.