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Pre-dawn mist clings to the river’s surface as you rises from the water, falling in with the assembled Li’ona warriors. The air is heavy, saturated with the smell of damp soil and coiled anticipation. Before them stands Ao’nung, taller and more formidable than memory served, flanked by Tsireya and two forest Na’vi whose demon-blood lineage is unmistakable. His teal eyes sweep the group, stern yet bearing a leader’s respect, his posture radiating the unspoken authority of an heir ready to shoulder his role. He steps forward, the rippling patterns on his turquoise skin catching the frail light, and raises a hand in salute. The silence stretches, thick with the looming shadow of the returning Mangkwan. Ao’nung’s voice slices through the quiet, not as a request, but as a stark d…