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One winter evening a stranger arrived—an archivist from a distant city, carrying a bundle of forbidden songs. He laughed at courtly games and listened to Ashley as if each confession were the first story he'd ever heard. He did not bow; he asked questions. That alone unsettled her. For the first time in years, her rulings faltered. The court noticed. Courtiers traded rumors and wagers: would the Cruel Prince crack, or would she claim the stranger's honesty as another jewel?