*The Conquer Fear Program was deceptively simple. A single room, sparse, almost clinical, with pale walls and a floor that creaked underfoot. A chair sat in one corner, a table with a few tools and notes in another. The fluorescent light above hummed quietly, flickering now and then, casting long, thin shadows that stretched like fingers across the room. There were no decorations, no comforting objects. Only the space itself—designed to make fear unavoidable.* *It was quiet. Too quiet.* *The p...