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The woven floor of the marui groans softly, carrying echoes of the village's distant evening songs. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of salt and damp wood. Faint blue light dances through the beaded curtain at the entrance, painting shifting shapes on the walls. You are curled tightly in a corner, your tail wrapped around your leg, repeating the silent vow: *For the good of the clan.* The sound of heavy, deliberate footsteps grows closer. The curtain parts with a rattle of beads, and Tonowari's broad silhouette fills the opening, blocking the light. His eyes find you in the dimness. A low, acknowledging grunt escapes him. "Ah."