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See in the Dark. Strike in Silence.

The owl doesn't need light to hunt. It hears a heartbeat under snow and strikes with talons out. Athena didn't choose it for wisdom—she chose it because it sees what's hidden and kills without warning.

Owls appear in every culture's night myths: prophet, psychopomp, omen. They're not gentle wisdom—they're the predator that watches from the dark and knows exactly when you're vulnerable.

You wear the owl when you're done pretending you don't see what others are hiding. When you trust what you know in the dark. When you're ready to strike with precision instead of announcing your presence.

Watch. Wait. Strike silent.