Kea Am'a

1-4:Tìmeyp

We followed the woman all the way out on a root until she pushed Jake back.

"Kehe! Go back!" She hissed she suddenly looked up and the bright cloud of atokirina came to settle on Jake. A few settled on me, one tickled my nose.

"Is this a sign?" She asked herself. I glanced at her and they all floated away.

"Come. Come." She reiterated and we began running towards kelutral I assumed.

"Where are we going?" Jake asked before getting distracted by the glowing plants. They have a gel or silicone type texture. It's pleasant and it's full of nutrients good for hair growth. You can make soap out of it actually.

"Come." She reminded us.

"Sorry."

We followed her until Jake tripped and fell. No, he didn't trip it was-

The ground was closer to my face than I liked.

I heard the hoof beats of the pa'li or direhorse. They hopped over a log and I untangled my legs, took off my pack and anything that may seem threatening off of my person.

Jake pulled out his knife but dropped it as he realized that we were surrounded.

The woman dropped down and picked up my medical pack. She's seen one before and knows it's purpose.

"Calm people, calm!" She hissed.

She turned to the leader of the group. He hopped off his pa'li and approached with a dangerous glare trained on Jake, the one who struggled and it shifted to me and to the woman.

"What are you doing, Tsu'tey?" She hissed at him.

"These demons are forbidden here." He said rigidly.

"There has been a sign! This is a matter for the Tsahik!" She said.

The male's tail flicked angrily as he eyed Jake but it calmed slightly as he saw my non-threatening demeanor.

"Why not just bring the woman? She is a healer."

"Eywa calls for both of them."

"Bring them." He says after a moment of silence.
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Their kelutral is huge. Beautiful. But it's also full of people. The people reach out to touch me, looking closely at my hands and large eyes. I suppose they're confused by me.

That Tsu'tey was already there, informing the Olo'eyktan.

"Let them go, let go. Father, I see you." She greeted the Olo'eyktan.

The seemingly wise old man, adorned in red feathers and a crest on his head eyes us up and down.

"These creatures, why do you bring them here?" He asked his daughter with anger in his voice.

"I would have killed them if Eywa did not warn me not to."

"I have spoken! No dreamwalkers will come here again!" He raised his voice.

"What's he saying?" Jake asked.

"His alien smell fills my nose." The leader said earning the laughs of most, including me.

"My father is deciding whether to kill you."

"Your father... it's nice to meet you sir." Jake goes for a handshake.

"Saa!" Tsu'tey hissed.

"Step back! Release these creatures. I will look at them." A woman announced from above. She must be the Tsahik. She's elegantly adorned in beads and feathers.

"That is mother. She is Tsahik." The younger woman says.

She looks us over. Inspecting our queues, but she was intrigued by my hands.

"Child, your hands, did you mutilate them?"

"No, Tsahik, I was born with these hands. My alien self doesn't share the same shape."

"What are you called?" She asked.

"Sanuìti te Tiro'way Ka'ìlani'ite." I answered. Jake looks astonished.

"Jake Sully."

"Why did you come to us?" She asked us both.

"I came to learn." Jake said.

"I'm- I" why am I here? Truly.

"I'm looking for my sister." My ears flattened against my head. My second sign of weakness. The Tsahik looks at me in pity.

"We have tried to teach other sky people. It is hard to fill a cup that is already full."

"My cup is empty, trust me." He said chuckling at his self depreciation, "I'm no scientist."

"What are you?"

"I was a Marine. A uh, a warrior of the Jarhead clan."

"A warrior? I could kill him easily!" Tsu'tey grinned at the challenge.

"No! These are the first healer-warrior dreamwalkers we have seen. We must learn from them." The Olo'eyktan said.

Everyone agreed.

"My daughter, you will teach the male our ways." She said though it received some protest, "it is decided."

"Tsu'tey. You will teach and watch over the one who seeks a sister, when she has gone through Iknimaya, you will protect her while she searches until she has found her answers."

"Tsahik, this task is meant for a normal hunter, I-"

"I have spoken." She turned to us.

"Our finest warrior and my daughter have been chosen to reach each of you our ways and guide you. Learn well JakeSully and Sanuìti."

Tsu'tey looked grumpily at me, his task seems daunting.

"Come. I will find you suitable clothes. Yours are dirtied." He doesn't touch me but sets his bow down and motions for me to follow. He speaks softly but still upset with this arrangement.

He lead me up into a corner of hometree, a comfortable place for changing.

"I will not look. You have my word."

As I change I try to cheer him up.

"I'm sorry about your task. I didn't ask for this but I am grateful to have your help. You seem a good man." I say, my back turned to him as I strip naked and pick up a leafy top that covers just enough of my body and a normal loincloth.

"It is not for you to apologize. It is Eywa's will." He said monotonously.

I slip them on and dispose of my clothes.

"It is meal time. You will sit with me." He motioned for me to follow again.

As I sat down with him and the troop of warriors. He passed me a bowl of a warm food. He handed me a smoothed stick to eat it with.

"Eat, you will need your strength for tomorrow." He said