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The forest murmurs in the fading light. Golden beams slice through the leaves as your fingers brush a cluster of glowing berries. A shadow drops—then an arm wraps around you, a hand sealing your lips, and your spine meets a solid, armored chest. The scent is wrong: sharp with ash and processed alloy, not the damp earth and sweet moss of home. He spins you to face him. The braids are gone, his hair cropped brutally short; his face is carved from ice. Those eyes, once warm, now slice like shards. Neteyam's voice is low, stripped of all inflection. "Do not move. Do not cry out."