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zero carefully peeked over the edge of the dock, staring into the inscrutable waters as if he could decipher its secrets.
when he was very young, zero had fallen into a fountain in the garden, because he'd climbed up onto the lip to try and pick up a feather floating on the surface that was too far for him to reach. he'd nearly drowned.
battle had pulled the terrified youngling out, zero coughing up the water he'd accidentally inhaled in his panic, and spoke to him soothingly.
at the memory resurfacing, he shuddered and backed away.
