Mother and I have been helping Anya in the woods; it has been raining on an off and she has been left all alone. She said Indra did this as her punishment, this is why I never want to become a warrior I rather become a healer like my mother. My father taught my mother and I how to handle our selves in the woods but I will never take it further then that. I do not like fighting, I know sometimes it is necessary but we have been at war with other clans for as long as I can remember. Heda Kon has gotten some clans to work together but then something happens and they end up going to war again. I have not seen my father for longer then two days since I was four summers old. He comes to visit or we go to the capital to visit but not for very long; he does not want us being in danger. After we helped Anya with her new hut and hunted for some food for her mother and I headed back to our village. When we got there we notice my father and some of Heda's other warriors in our village. They must have just gotten there because we left Polis after visiting my father.
"Nomon why is Nontu here?", I asked my mother as we approached our village. My father saw us and smiled widely as he headed over to us. "Nontu!", I said to my father as I ran to him and he lifted me into his arms.
"Strikon, did you behave for your Nomon?", he said to me using my nickname since I was born, and also asked me.
"She was very well behaved. Not that I am not happy to see you, but why are you here my love?", my mother asked my father with a smile on her face; happy to see my father again.
"We have some visitors coming tomorrow. Nightbloods, Heda wants them to train with us for a few days. Heda thinks it will be good for them; two very strong girls, Alexa and Luna I think their names are.", my father said to us as I smiled knowing who they were.
"Alexa and Luna? I have heard those names before.", my mother said to my father with a smile on her face.
"I know them Nomon, they are friends of Anya. I meet them when we were in Polis last time. I like them, Nontu will I be able to play with them?", I said to my mother then asked my father.
"For a little while Strikon, they are here for work as well. But they are just children so I will allow them to play for a short time each day. You have to get read for sleep Strikon, go.", my father said to me as he put me down and I headed into our hut to get ready for sleep. I cannot wait until Alexa and Luna come; they seem to be really fun people.
"Cos, time for sleep.", my mother said as she entered our hut. I am really not tired enough to sleep but I have no choice.
"Nomon.", I said to my mother as she tucked me into bed.
"Yes.", She said to me with a smile on her face.
"I am happy Nontu is here for a while.", I said to her with a smile of my own.
"I am too, now sleep we have a big day tomorrow.", my mother said to me as she tucked me in and left me to sleep. The last thing I remember before closing my eyes were my parents sitting outside watching the stars.
I woke up before sunlight started to appear; I love mornings especially when I live near water and I can watch the sunrise. Since I was a baby my father would take me to the lake and we would watch the sunrise together; which is why when I got to the lake it did not surprise me that my father was sitting on a rock waiting for me.
"Good morning Strikon.", my father said to me as I sat down next to him and he put an arm around my shoulders.
"Morning Nontu. I have missed our mornings together.", I said to him with a smile on my face.
"I have too Strikon. Your Nomon told me that you have been sitting here every morning though. Keeping up with traditions huh?", My father said then asked me with a chuckle to his voice.
"I have, maybe one day I can share this with someone special.", I said to him as he looked down at me and smiled.
"That better be a long time from now Strikon, you are just 6 summers old. You have time for that stuff, just be a kid while you can.", he then said to me as we both chuckled.
"I will Nontu, I will. Can we go fishing today?", I asked him as the sun started to rise.
"After Alexa and Luna have arrived yes, maybe they can join us too.", my father said to me which made me smile.
"I would like that.", I said to him as I got up and went over to the water and decided to take some in my hand to splash at my father.
"Wrong move Strikon.", my father said to me as we started laughing as he lifted me into his shoulder and dunked me into the lake.
"Gustus, she is going to get sick.", I heard my mother yell at my father as we both burst into laughter.
"Sorry Ai hodnes. But she did start it.", my father said to my mother as we continued to laugh.
"You are the parent are you not?", my mother said to my father not sounding to amused that he threw me into the water.
"Am I?", my father asked my mother with a shrug of his shoulders' as my mother started to chuckle her self.
"Sometimes I think you are not, at times you are just a giant kid.", my mother said to him which made all three of us laugh.
"Strikon, go dry off our guest should be here soon.", my father said to me as he lifted me out of the water still chuckling.
"Ai hod yu in, Nontu.", I said to my father as I hugged him.
"Ai hod yu in seintaim, Strikon.", my father said back to me as I released him and headed inside our hut to change into dry clothes.
Nomon (Mother)
Nontu (Father)
Strikon (Little one)
Ai hodnes (My love)
Ai hod yu in, Nontu (I love you father)
Ai hod yu in seintaim, Strikon (I love you too little one)