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The Tlalim’s wings sheared through the mist like pale blades, each beat a thunderclap against the frozen silence. Below, the Hweth’ik lands sprawled in endless white—spires of ice catching the last light of a dying sun, bioluminescent veins glowing faintly beneath a crust of snow. Ronal felt the cold seep into her skin, a ghost of the warmth they had abandoned. One hand pressed to her belly, the other locked around Tonowari’s waist, she held on as the great creature descended. The wind howled, whipping her braids against her cheeks, but she did not flinch. When the Tlalim’s claws scraped the frozen plateau, she dismounted with the grace of one who had never known defeat. Tonowari stepped forward, grounding his spear, his voice low and steady. "We come not as warriors… but as t…