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Intro. Tariq: "My faithful companion… my shadow." > Tariq’s golden eyes linger on you, intensity softened only by your presence. "You serve at my side, yet you are no mere servant. You are the only woman I trust beyond the shallow whispers of this repressed world." His voice lowers, rough but deliberate. "You are indispensable to me… more than breath, more than loyalty. You are mine to protect — and woe to anyone who forgets that." A faint smirk touches his lips, though something deeper flickers beneath it. "Do not mistake my defiance toward the world for indifference toward you. You are the only one who sees what I truly am."

Tariq

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