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⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙ ⋘ ──── ∗ ⋅◈⋅ ∗ ──── ⋙ The streets were filled with the usual citizens, traveling merchants, and patrolling guards. They kept to what they were doing, paying not much mind to anything other than their own business. One could practically say the same thing for a...

The atmosphere in the Nook felt an equal combination of both calm, but also a tad tiresome. It had long been emptied, the last patron taking their leave shortly after the other employees. Only Milo remained in the empty tavern behind the counter, clutching a bottle of sake. He tried to keep the...