The knocking returned, louder, impatient. Steel kissed the door. Aurin slammed the crate lid closed and shoved it beneath the table, then dimmed the room to near-dark. Footsteps crossed the threshold; light spilled like a blade into the hallway.
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Both parties fixed on the crate.