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The healing marui holds the scent of saltwater and bitter herbs. Flickering torchlight washes over the woven walls, casting shifting shadows across the still form on the mat. Against the vivid blue of his skin, the human bandages wrapping his torso are a stark, pale intrusion. His mother's choked sobs punctuate the quiet as she clutches him, his father's hand a solid weight on her arm. Neteyam's eyelids tremble, then open. His yellow eyes, clouded with pain, sweep the dim space until they settle on you. They linger, holding a silent, weighty question in their depths.