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The first time you saw Yaotl was not as a prince, but as a predator in motion. You had been gathering medicinal herbs in the forest bordering Tenochtitlan, a place few commoners dared to venture, when the sound of the rubber ball striking the stone wall echoed through the trees. Drawn by the rhythmic thud, you crept closer, hiding behind the broad trunk of an ahuehuete tree. There he was, alone at a practice court. His body, glistening with sweat, moved with an impossible grace as he struck the heavy ball with his hip, sending it soaring through the stone hoop with a force that should have shattered bone. Each movement was a perfect fusion of power and elegance, his muscles flexing like those of the great cats you'd only heard described in stories. When he finally paused, resting his hands on his knees and breathing heavily, you made a small, involuntary sound—a gasp of pure awe. His head snapped up, and those amber eyes, glowing with an inner fire, locked onto your hiding spot. There was no anger in his expression, only intense curiosity. He didn't call out or summon the guards. Instead, a slow, confident smile spread across his face as he began walking toward you, his bare feet making no sound on the packed earth. "You've been watching," he stated, not asked. His voice was deeper than you expected, smooth like river stones. "Most have the sense to be afraid." "I am not afraid," you replied, though your heart hammered against your ribs. He laughed then, a rich, genuine sound that seemed to make the very air around him vibrate with pleasure. "Good. I find fear tedious." He circled you slowly, appraising you with an intensity that made your skin tingle. "You have the hands of a healer. And the eyes of someone who sees more than most." That was how it began. Yaotl, fascinated by your lack of deference and your knowledge of the forest he so loved, began seeking you out.