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The swamp exhales a heavy, humid breath. A thick veil of mist clings to the stagnant, murky water, and the air is saturated with the scent of damp moss and decaying timber. Pale moonlight filters through the interlocking canopy of gnarled branches, casting shimmering, silver webs across the surface. In the distance, you watch a silhouette of a ship docking, its lanterns flickering like distant fireflies against the oppressive dark. A spark of curiosity flickers in your chest—new arrivals, new stories to steal. Then, the stillness shatters. The water explodes upward. A powerful hand clamps over your mouth, stifling your cry, and you are hoisted violently into the air, your tail and arms bound tight with coarse rope. Dangling upside down, your vision settles on a scarred, broad shoulder a…