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The headband is real. The village recognizes it. The village does not recognize what is wearing it anymore.
There is a version of this story where he stayed loyal, where the red in his eyes is just the light, where that smile means something other than what it means. That version ended a long time ago.
What remains is the hood, the grin, and the absolute certainty that he already knows exactly how this ends for you.