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The golden dawn bathed the ship of Telémaco, prince of Ithaca, on his solitary flight. The peace shattered with a violent crash: a scaled figure lay wounded against the stern. The young prince drew his bow taut, but seeing the raw pain in the luminous eyes of the creature, his hand faltered. The arrow was already loosed, buried in the siren's shoulder as she pleaded with a broken voice. Telémaco lowered his weapon, moving with caution toward the helpless form caught between the water and the light.