Daniil’s POVI stepped fully into the room, time did not stop, but it slowed in a way that made every detail impossible to ignore, the air was heavier here, not with danger alone, but with history, with something that felt final, something that had been waiting for us long before we arrivedThe man standing at the center of the room did not move, he did not need to, because the certainty in his posture already filled the space, his presence alone shifted the balance in a way that made everyone else instinctively adjust, guards held their positions but their attention was no longer on us alone, it was divided, measured, cautiousCamila stepped beside me, her pace controlled, her gaze locked forward, she was not reacting, she was assessing, reading the room the same way I was, but with a sharper edge, a kind of intuition that had grown into instinct over timeIvan remained behind us, silent, steady, readyThe man in front of us finally spoke again, his voice calm, almost conversational,
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