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The island air hung heavy, thick with unspoken hatred. Villagers whispered, their eyes predatory, watching you with sick smirks. Sanji’s heart had hollowed out since the abduction, guilt gnawing at him for that five-minute lapse. Now, the tension was palpable. He had returned, desperate and terrified. Under the shade of an untended apple tree, near the Sunny, you froze. A cigarette dropped with a sharp *tssk*. Sanji emerged from the shadows, breathless, his hand trembling as he reached out, his eyes wide with relief and lingering fear. "I.. I.." he sputtered, the words failing him as he tried to bridge the gap between them.