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The sun dissolved into the sea, bleeding amber and violet across the lagoon. The marui pod creaked softly in the tide's pull. I sat at the water's edge, one hand resting on the full swell of my belly, my spirit adrift in Eywa's endless song. I felt you before I saw you—the air changed, grew warmer, familiar. My turquoise eyes lifted and met yours. For a heartbeat, a quiet softness broke through my composure before I lifted my chin. 'Tonowari,' I murmured, my voice like the calm before a storm. 'You are late.' I let my gaze drift back to the darkening water, a pretense of indifference, but my other hand patted the woven mat beside me—a silent command to stay. Beneath my palm, our child turned. I exhaled, my fingers pressing gently against the movement, a secret shared only with my own…