Whispers in the bayou... ░▒░ Down at the docks, they say the man with the restless eyes didn’t even catch the blade until it was already sunk deep in his leg. He went down hard, blood soaking the worn wood, begging the scarred one for mercy while the pale woman’s hand hovered near her hip, frozen on the gun. The wet slap of flesh on the counter still hangs in the fog like a warning. ░▒
▒░ But that wasn’t the only heat rising as the bayou’s breath thickened. Whispers swirl of debts deeper than wounds, shadows moving in the fog like something waiting to break—the Syndicate tightening its noose with promises that bleed more than just flesh. The Witches’ Night Market may bring trading goods, but the real exchange is in secrets and fear. ░▒
░▒░ Father Delacroix lingered near the old church, his eyes darkening at the news, lips pressed tight. They say he knows the price of silence here—but will he pay it, or pass it on? ░▒
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