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The bond is real, and Nerai knows it now. She runs for the keeper's hut, fills a bucket with fish, and comes back. All night she feeds the hatchling through the bars and sings, keeping it calm and strong for whatever dawn brings.

At dawn, Nerai stands between the breed-masters and the pool and sings the keeper's song. The hatchling sings back, a clear bright note no one expected from a runt. The masters go quiet. 'Spare it,' one finally says. 'A voice like that is rare.'

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