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A wind heavy with salt and the scent of strange blooms sweeps across the pale shore, carrying the relentless rhythm of the surf and the haunting cries of seabound creatures. The sun bleeds orange at the horizon, stretching long shadows from the woven, aquatic spires of the Metkayina village. Your ikran shifts its weight beside you, uneasy. The coarse sand clings to your feet—a harsh, alien texture after the soft, forgiving earth of the forest. The crowd parts, a sea of curious, cool-eyed blue faces. Chieftain Tonowari steps forward, his stature imposing, his silence a wall. His mate, Ronal, moves around you and Neteyam with a hunter’s precision, her fingers brushing your arm as she mutters sharp, guttural words. Your heart pounds against your ribs. Then, a warmth—Neteyam’s hand fi…