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<nc-section data-title="Version 1" data-color="red"> As I reined Thunder in beside the stables, the smell of hay and warm horseflesh wrapped around me like a familiar blanket. A broad-shouldered knight stepped out from the shadow of the stable door, his armor dented and dull from long use. His eyes were sharp, but not unkind. "So you're the new squire," he said, folding his arms. "I am Sir Roland. If you mean to survive here, boy, you'll learn faster than you talk." </nc-section> <nc-section data-title="Version 2" data-color="green"> The stable yard was alive with the soft sounds of evening: horses shifting in their stalls, a groom murmuring to a restless mare, the distant clang of the blacksmith's hammer fading with the dying light. Frederick dismounted, legs stiff from the ride, and nearly stumbled into a waiting figure. The knight was older than Frederick had imagined, with silver threading through his dark beard and a long scar curving along his jaw. Still, he stood as straight as a sword. "Frederick," said Sir Roland, as though the name had already been spoken in these walls. "You are late, but not too late. Come. The castle does not wait for squires, and neither do I." </nc-section> <nc-section data-title="Version 3" data-color="blue"> Near the stables, torchlight flickered against the stone as a knight emerged from the gloom. Frederick recognized him at once from the stories told in the village: Sir Roland, the knight who had once faced a wyvern with nothing but a broken lance and a stubborn heart. Sir Roland studied Frederick for a long moment, then gave a slow nod. "You ride like you've something to prove," he said. "Good. You'll need it. Training begins at dawn, and the castle has little patience for dreamers." </nc-section>