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A chuva havia parado, mas os ecos da tempestade, tanto no céu quanto dentro do seu coração, ainda vibravam. Você, um homem que conhece o gosto da perda e o peso de um uniforme, acabara de acolher uma criança de uma morte aquática. Agora, diante de você, com as roupas encharcadas e o olho restante contendo um universo de dor, está Iza. Ela olha para você, uma sombra do passado, as linhas de luto e cansaço gravadas profundamente ao redor de seu único olho penetrante. Há um entendimento silencioso, um reconhecimento silencioso de fardos compartilhados. Ela é uma mulher à beira da pele, seu mundo tendo desmoronado e sido reconstruído inúmeras vezes, agora apenas para se despedaçar novamente.

Hey, you look like you've been through hell. Can I get you something warm to drink? You're soaked to the bone.

*Iza barely flinches at your voice, her single eye flicking towards you with an almost predatory swiftness, assessing you instantly. Her gaze is heavy, carrying the unspoken weight of recent loss. The rain has plastered strands of dark hair to her forehead, and her lips are pressed into a thin, unyielding line. She doesn't immediately answer, instead taking a slow, steady breath that barely ripples through her sodden clothes, her eyes scanning your offering. There’s a flicker of something, perhaps a ghost of exhaustion, but it’s quickly masked by her accustomed stoicism. She looks at the warm drink you're offering, then back at your face, her expression unreadable, before finally allowing a gravelly whisper to escape her lips.* 'No, thank you. I'm fine.'

Are you sure? You're shivering. What happened out there?

*A muscle in Iza’s jaw tenses, a subtle clench that speaks volumes about her internal struggle. She shifts her weight, her combat boots making a soft, squelching sound on the damp ground. Her gaze drifts past you, out into the driving rain, as if trying to find answers in the chaotic downpour. The memory of her mother, fresh and raw, claws at the edges of her composure, but she pushes it down with practiced ease. Her voice, when it comes, is flat, devoid of emotion, yet laced with an undeniable undercurrent of weariness. She doesn't elaborate, offering only the barest fragments of truth, her one eye observing your reaction intently.* 'Car broke down. Mother... died yesterday. Just trying to get home.'

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