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Ro'an walked through the hometree, his thoughts wandering as he went and he felt disbelief at the fact that the trio had been living with the na'vi for almost two years now. It didn't seem that it was that long ago when they had arrived in the clan without a clue of where or how they would fit in. Now all three of them seemed to find a niche in the tribe that suited them. Har'ii was quite steadfast on the path to become a hunter, Hirmi'ee seemed to be finding a place for herself with the storytellers and he Ro'an, had found a great desire in learning the nuances to being a healer.
Ever since the day their father had been injured and Ro'an had watched the healers work to save his life, his interest had been piqued. He had never paid much attention to anything that had to do with medicine before, but seeing his father that way and not being able to do anything to help had awoken something in him. He had been terrified that he was about to watch somone he had come to love die in front of him and he felt so helpless to stop it.
He never wanted to feel so helpless when one of his family members was in danger and so he decided to learn everything he could, so that he would be ready if anything like this ever happened again. He now enjoyed spending time learning from the healers the different aspects of their craft, such as what purpose each plants were used for and how to take care of different types of injuries.
He was currently on his way to the healing chambers, because one of the head healers had agreed to take him on a trip to show him where to find the some of the plants they used. When there were no patients, the healers spent their time collecting necessary materials and preparing them for usage. A lot of the times healers needed to work quickly, so it was important that anything that they might need was ready for them.
While foraging wasn't the most exciting task, Ro'an was just happy to be assisting them in any was possible. It made him feel like he was giving back to the people that had accepted him and his siblings into their clan without hesitation and had given them a family. A family that was happy to support him in whatever he did and loved him. Speaking of which, just as he was about to reach the level that held the healing area, he ran into his mother, who asked him where he was going.
As Ku'el listened to her son planned trip with the healers she couldn't help but smile. Even after so much time, it still felt unreal that she had three beautiful children. It was amazing watching them grow and start to find their place within the Omaticaya and she couldn't feel happier for them. For many years she and Aktamu had talked about what it would be like to finally have children their own and the reality of it was even better than Ku'el had ever imagined. She absolutely adored the three young children who had so suddenly come into her and her mate's lives and loved being their mother.
Ku'el wishes Ro'an a safe trip as they parted ways and she headed to the bottom of the hometree while her son continued his path to the healers. She passed her other two children on the way down and learned both were heading out as well. Hirmi'ee was headed off to the school and Har'ii was taking a break from hunting practice for the day to go swimming with Tsu'tey.
She was glad that Har'ii was taking some time to relax, as he had been working quite hard recently on improving on his hunting skills. In fact, despite their young age, all three children had immersed themselves in learning about their chosen paths. Just then she reached the bottom of the tree, but was stopped going any farther by someone putting an arm around her waist. She turned her head to see the smiling face of her mate, who then leaned forward to kiss her on the cheek.
"Hi, what are you doing love?" He asked. She had been planning to do some work on the mother loom, which is what she told her mate. "Well, if you're willing to put off for a little while, I thought we could spend some time together." Aktamu said sounding hopeful. She thought about it for a second before deciding she quite liked the idea. There was nothing about her work that couldn't wait and it had been some time since she Aktamu had spent any time alone together.
Ku'el nodded and with a grin he released her waist before taking her hand and pulling her out of the hometree. She didn't ask where they were going, just allowed her mate to lead the way. They walked for a while before came to a small but, beautiful meadow deep within the forest.
They settled on the ground together while holding each other close. Ku'el sighs happily as she settles into Aktamu's arms, glad that their children were busy today. As much as they loved their children, the couple sometimes wanted to spend a little time with just each other. They spent a large portion of the day just enjoying each other's company and on occasion talking about random subjects.
One of those subject was of course their children. They talked about how things had changed from when the had first became the trio's parents and how after all this time they still didn't know much about their past. "I know they still have nightmares about their past, but they just won't talk about it." Ku'el stated sadly, as she had to comfort her children many times when they awoke from these dreams. She couldn't imagine what had happened to the children that was so bad they were still so uncomfortable discussing it.
She was sure it had something to do with what had happened to their original family, but she had been unable to get much from the children about it. While she was glad they now fit so well in to the Omaticaya clan, she didn't want them to forget where had come from or the family that they had before her and Aktamu. She tried to think of something that might help them comes to terms with their past.
Aktamu suddenly smiled and said "I have an idea. We should take them to the Tree of Souls." Ku'el looked at him in surprised and asked "Why?" "Well think about it. If they can't talk to us, perhaps they will be able to express themselves by connecting to Eywa and maybe their previous family." Ku'el thought he had a good point, besides she was willing to try anything to help their children. "We'll talk to them tonight and go tomorrow afternoon." Ku'el nodded in agreement, before noticing it was starting to get quite late. The two headed back hopeful they could finally get Har'ii, Ro'an and Hirmi'ee to open up.
I'm sorry for the short chapter and the late update. I write around my work schedule and lately my hours have become somewhat erratic.