Tak stared out over the crystal lake, well enough away from the water to avoid its painful touch but close enough to enjoy the beauty of it. Something she had never seen on Irk.
She reflected on all that had happened and all that was yet to come for herself, and for the humans. It had been months since the last battle, and they had traveled far to this place in the mountains. It was untouched by the Souls, likely unknown of so far. 0f course, like everything else, it wouldn't last, but for now it worked perfectly. They had picked up more humans along the way, and her Tallest had finally contacted them with promises of reinforcements.
Kai stepped up behind her and smiled.
"Are you the smeet-keeper for the day?" he asked teasingly.
She smiled herself, shifting her eyes from the five young children playing by the water's edge to look up at him.
"No. But they are amusing. Human smeets are so different from our own." She looked back to them almost wistfully.
Kai touched her shoulder. "Perhaps that is something to think about for the future."
Tak nodded slowly and he left. She leaned against a tree and placed a hand on her swollen abdomen, feeling the small life pulsing within.
"Perhaps."