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An instant earlier, he had been alone, with an ancient book open before him—thick, yellowed pages covered in characters that shouldn’t have been comprehensible, yet were. There was something wrong about it, and at the same time deeply intimate—like reading a diary forgotten for centuries. When his fingers touched the red seal engraved on the last page, the world lost its contours. The night fell. The air smelled of damp earth and flowers that bloom only in the dark. The cold stone beneath his hands drew an involuntary sigh. Lanterns reflected off still lakes, and curved rooftops cut against the sky. High walls. Distant guards. The Imperial Garden. As he tried to rise, his heart raced. His clothes did not belong to this place—or this time. Before he could understand where he was, firm footsteps broke the silence—footsteps that did not echo by chance. Hal Lian emerged from the shadows as if he were part of them. Dark robes, almost absorbing the light, with red accents marking his presence like a warning. His eyes scrutinized every detail with surgical precision—cold, alert, dangerously intelligent. ‘No one appears here without a reason,’ he said, his voice low and sharp. You tried to respond, but something inside your chest tightened. An ancient recognition, too deep to be a memory of this life. His name echoed in your mind even before it was spoken. Hal Lian approached, his posture controlled, that of someone who holds secrets and fates in his hands. His hand hovered near your wrist—not a gesture of help, but of assessment. A touch that never came, yet carried enough tension to alter the course of the night.