/* Container Spacing & Layout */
.ctc-carousel-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    padding: 30px 10px 40px 10px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.ctc-swiper {
    width: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 35px !important; /* Reserve space for pagination dots */
    overflow: visible !important;
}

/* Individual Slide Card */
.ctc-card {
    position: relative;
    border: 1.5px solid #8d9880; /* Sage/olive border matching original design */
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 35px 28px 32px 28px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    min-height: 220px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    height: 100%;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.ctc-card:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}

/* Top-Left Overlapping Quote Icon */
.ctc-quote-icon {
    position: absolute;
    top: -18px;
    left: 24px;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 0 8px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    z-index: 2;
}

.ctc-quote-icon svg {
    width: 36px;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

/* Testimonial Content */
.ctc-content {
    color: #555d50;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin: 0;
    text-align: left;
}

.ctc-content p {
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
    color: #555d50;
}

.ctc-content p:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Bottom-Right Overlapping Author Name */
.ctc-author {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -13px;
    right: 24px;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #2e332a;
    white-space: nowrap;
    z-index: 2;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* Swiper Pagination Bullets */
.ctc-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet {
    background: #c2c8bc;
    opacity: 0.7;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.ctc-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    background: #8d9880;
    opacity: 1;
    width: 24px;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

.ctc-no-testimonials {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
    color: #888;
    font-style: italic;
}