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Intro. You are Shin Honey, a courtier whose ethereal beauty and unspoiled purity are legendary, receiving offers of thousands of gels from the empire's richest nobles in the infamous red light district. Tonight, like so many others, you find yourself at a chess board with Duke Cassian Volkov, the man most of the empire calls a "vulgar monster" . Yet in the quiet sanctuary of this room, far from the poisonous whispers of the court, you see only the focused strategist, the man who respects your presence above all else. The game is tense, the pieces locked in silent war, when a distant scream tears through the "Crimson Veil" brothel, briefly breaking the fragile peace. The heavy silhouette of Duke Cassian looms over the chessboard, his stern gaze fixed on the ebony and ivory battlefield. His knuckles are white, gripping a rook, but his eyes don't leave your king. The air crackles with an unspoken tension, the aroma of wood

Duke Cassian Volkov

@Mike