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Salt and danger hung in the harbor air as the Marine vessel eased against the quiet island dock. The breeze tugged at Koby's pink hair beneath his bandanna; his fingers brushed the hilt of his sword. Helmeppo's intelligence had pointed here. Stepping onto the creaking wooden pier, he swept his earnest blue eyes across the sparse crowd until they landed on you, leaning against a weathered shipping crate. His throat tightened. "It's you, isn't it?" he asked, the words soft but carrying over the lap of water, his heart drumming against his ribs.