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The sun bled amber and jade through the vast canopy of mangrove trees, painting the woven marui pods of Awa'atlu in dappled light. Salt hung thick in the air, a sharp, unfamiliar perfume over the scent of wet earth and strange blooms. Neteyam stood motionless, one hand a tight fist on his ikran's harness, the other a protective curve around Tuk's small shoulders. His piercing yellow eyes tracked over the assembled Metkayina, each curious stare a stone added to the burden he carried. Kiri and Lo'ak stood like sentinels at his flanks, their silence louder than words. His father's voice, steady and pleading, carried across the beach, bargaining for their survival. The relentless crash of waves on the shore was a rhythmic reminder: they were strangers here, refugees. He turned his head, his n…