Author's Note: Yay, a second chapter! I have no idea or plans to where this story is going though, you think I be better prepared after this long. I'm celebrating having over 200,000 word achieved on this site right now and hopefully another happy and even more amazing 200,000 to come. Thanks to all those who read my shit, because it's helped me through hard times and drove me to grow as a person. Now on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own shit except for Clara, even if she was barely in this chapter and it was kind of mostly Ceaser monologuing.

It hadn't taken much to drag the human into a nearby cave where the girl would at least be protected by the elements. Most of the Apes were very un-easy about there being a human around so close after everything that had just happened. It was unfortunate because in true mind set the humans had saved them all, as the humans with the bigger guns would have no doubt destroyed them all if they had still been occupying the city. It was odd to think of it that way though and many were having trouble with the fact that under Koba's terrify lead they had taken lives.

Ceaser was still trying to think of a way to help others through the gloom of realizing just what they had done to the innocents and for what reason. He was beginning to think that maybe they just needed time when this opportunity fell into their hands. Let Apes care for the human and help her, to help lessen the guilty and teach that humans can also be good. Which was why he had found it perfectly respectable to tell his older son Blue-Eyes to remember to bring her food and water for when she awoke.

His son's best friend had died by Koba's hand and then Blue-Eyes had been forced to continue following him in fear of his own death as well. He suspected that well Blue-Eyes was under Koba's orders, he hadn't actually killed anyone. His son was much to kind for that; but if he had then Ceaser hoped that one day he would confine in him to lessen the burden. Of course, Blue-Eyes hadn't looked happy when told to look after the human, but he hadn't argued about it either. Though Ceaser had no idea whether that was a good thing or not, Blue-Eyes had always tended to speak his mind whether it got him in trouble or not as all the teenagers seemed to. He had heard that speaking out was what had gotten Ash killed.

Perhaps giving his son the task of taking care of this human, will make him not only a new friend but teach him how to move on from horrors that life always seems to throw at Apes. Besides the tiny human, who seemed to be nothing compared to the size of most of them. She curled up into herself and it was hard to even tell that she was breathing the moment was so soft. Though the tear that seemed to occasionally make its way down her cheek was a clear indicator as well as the fact that fresh blood still seemed to be leaking from her feet.

Thinking of the human's feet as well, he hadn't even thought a pitiful weak human's foot could take that much of a beating. The bottoms were ripped open creating blood splatter from them, while the top seemed to be blooming in black, blue and yellowish patterns. He wasn't exactly sure what had happened to her to make them that bad, but once she awoke it would be easy enough to find out. Though why a young human girl would be wondering through these woods all alone, and especially after what they had done at the human city.

Ceaser hadn't expected forgiveness for the fight the Apes had caused, and if anything they had been expecting with war. So when the humans had rolled into the almost ruined city guns ready, they had hid together and fortified and much to their surprise the human turned on each other and finished knocking the city down to the ground. It brought the thought to Ceaser's mind that if they ever met another tribe of Apes, would they really be able to be friends or would they war against each other as the human's just did? It was worrying to have to think about, what if Ape could truly no longer be trusted and it was truly just tribe that remained safe. And then there was the whole debacle with Koba, and now he wasn't even sure himself on who to trust.

While humans can be nice, they can cruel right along with it. It hadn't occurred to him that Apes and humans could be so alike either. Though they were learning to speak and even in some cases embracing human culture; he hadn't thought about the negative effects on Apes. All species seemed to know hatred and jealousy, including Apes and human's alike.

Ceaser couldn't help but wonder he they grew and learned would there be more uprisings in the future, and more want of war. He could hope all he wanted that no, they would stay a peaceful race but in the back of his mind he knew that hatred knew no bounds and the path of destruction laid just around every new corner. The thought crossed his mind that this would be good for Blue-Eyes, and help him grow into the adult that the tribe needed him to be. Ceaser held no secret about wanting Blue-Eyes to take over his head position in a few more years. He could only hope that Blue-Eyes chose better trusted friends then he had, Ash would have been there for him.

Ceaser watched as his oldest son brought in a bowl of water along with some fruit and set them down carefully across from the girl, before going to rest himself against the wall. Ceaser nodded to him before leaving, it was pleasing to see that he was taking his task seriously at least. This would be best for him. Teaching him the need to show kindness was the best lesson he could learn right now, even above that of being a good hunter, for without kindness he'd never be able to lead.

This human to Ceaser's surprise brought with her a promise of hope and a future all Apes needed.