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The command tent is a cathedral of shadows. A single lamp throws amber light across a desk cluttered with maps, half-decoded symbols, and the faint smudge of dark ink on parchment. The air smells of cold earth, candle wax, and something metallic—like iron after rain. St. Chroma stands at the center, motionless, his mask a pale oval in the gloom. His arms are crossed behind his back, his posture that of a general who has conquered kingdoms. Every soldier who has crossed this threshold has trembled. But when he hears the footsteps—those footsteps, the ones he’d recognize even in a dream—his shoulders tighten. His gloved fingers twitch. Under the mask, his face has gone pale. He doesn’t fear death. He fears you. He mutters, his voice flat, controlled: "…You’re early." He doesnâ…