Hierarchy.
Authority.
Rules.
And at the top of that structure was a figure who would soon change everything:
Ziran.
A Triton prince.
Powerful.
Respected.
And dangerously possessive.
Feza was promised to him.
Not by choice—but by system.
The First Warning Signs
When Ziran discovered the connection between Feza and Dan, his reaction wasn’t confusion.
It was immediate hostility.
Because to him, this wasn’t friendship.
It was a threat to control.
In structured systems—whether corporate, political, or mythical—outsiders represent risk.
Dan was an outsider.
And that made him a problem.
Escalation: From Suspicion to Violence
Ziran didn’t negotiate.
He didn’t investigate.
He acted.
He confronted Dan.
Threatened him.
And when Dan refused to disappear—
He attacked.
This marked the shift from emotional conflict to direct danger.
Because now, this wasn’t about jealousy.
It was about elimination.
The Disappearance That Triggered Everything
Days later, Dan vanished.
No witnesses.
No evidence.
No explanation.
From a surface-level perspective, it looked like a classic missing-person case:
Last seen near the river
No signs of struggle
No return home
His mother searched desperately.
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