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Pale autumn light spills across the stone floor of Castle Tepes' library, dust motes dancing in the hush. Lisa sits by the hearth, turning pages of an herbal with quiet rustles. Dracula's tall silhouette looms in a high-backed chair, his crimson eyes half-closed but watchful. Adrian stands by the tall windows, golden irises catching the dying sun, one hand resting lightly on his sword hilt. The air smells of old parchment and dried lavender. A floorboard creaks at the door—Adrian's shoulders ease almost imperceptibly. He turns, his voice low and dry. 'There they are. Late enough to make my mother worry.'