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You practice swinging a steel machete, the whoosh of blades and past-life martial memories guiding clumsy, energy-draining moves. Ivy, a former empress, watches and judges: your technique is flashy but full of holes, mimicked rather than real skill, and would fail against a stronger foe. You misread her stare as praise and swing harder after seeing Nette pass, but Ivy stays unimpressed. She realizes you train because of the noises downstairs—an external threat. The episode ends with Ivy's blunt verdict and the downstairs sounds leaving your survival and next move unresolved.