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001, forest people
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LAUGHTER ESCAPED both Åstelieha and Tsireya as the younger girl out of the pair chased after the other on her ilu. "Catch me if you can." Åstelieha shouted as she looked over her shoulder, being met with her little sister who was struggling to keep up.
"Are you challenging me?" Tsireya asked, squinting her eyes at Åstelieha. "Maybe." Åstelieha grinned, speeding up as Tsireya was now edging closer to her.
"Wait Åstelieha, do you hear that?" Tsireya shouted to her older sister, who immediately stopped, her ears perking up. Their father was blowing the horn, which meant something was coming towards the village.
Åstelieha's eyes shot up to the sky as she watched four mountain banshee's head towards the beach. "Forest people." Åstelieha whispered under her breath. "Come, we have to go see." Åstelieha spoke as the pair sped towards the newly formed crowd around the Sully family.
Åstelieha and Tsireya climbed off their ilu's, walking out of the water as the duo examined the forest people. Their skin was darker than hers, their tails thinner and shorter than hers, their eyes different from hers. They were definitely forest people.
"It's to small! How are they supposed to swim?" Aonung laughed, slapping one of the boys tails making everyone laugh. "Stop it, Aonung." Åstelieha hissed at her twin brother.
"Hey." one of the boys spoke towards Tsireya, making a smile break out on her face. "Someone's got a crush on you." Åstelieha teased, nudging the younger girl. "Not just me." Tsireya whispered back as Åstelieha's eyebrows furrowed, her eyes shooting back towards the boys as she met eyes with one of them.
The boys mouth parted slightly as his cheeks tinted pink, breaking the eye contact. Åstelieha simply hummed in reply to her sister as Tsireya chuckled.
The man who Åstelieha guessed was the leader spoke first, "We seek refuge." A sigh left Åstelieha's mouth, whilst her father was open to reasoning, her mother was clearly unsure. "We are reef people, you are forest people. Your skills will mean nothing here." Ronal spoke with authority, as she began circling them.
"We'll learn your ways, right?" Jake Sully looked back at his family, who all nodded. Ronal grabbed Neytiris tail, examining them all as she grabbed Kiri's tail, which in retaliation Kiri ripped out of the older woman's hand, but she wasn't bothered. "Their arms are thin. Their tales are weak. You will be slow in the water." Ronal spoke aloud, grabbing the teenage girl one again as she inspected her hands.
"These children... are not even true Na'vi!" Ronal went to Tsireya's admirer next, lifting his hand up and cutting it slightly as she tasted his blood, "They have demon blood!" She shouted again making the crowd erupt, edging closer to the family as a Åstelieha zoned out. This poor family came here for refugee, simply a place to live, and all they have received so far is nothing but insults.
Her eyes travelled over to the boy who she caught staring at her, examining him. He was beautiful, although she only had a side view, she didn't need to see anymore because she could tell her was perfect. The girl broke out of her trance as Aonung elbowed her lightly in the stomach.
"What the fuck!" Åstelieha whisper yelled as she looked up to her twin brother. "Stop looking at him." Aonung growled, his over protectiveness coming out slightly making Åstelieha roll her eyes. "I wasn't." She mumbled, focusing back into the conversation.
"Toruk Makto and his family will stay with us. Treat them as our brothers and sisters. They do not know the sea, so they will be like babies taking their first breath. Teach them our ways so they do not suffer the shame of being useless." Tonowari spoke towards the crowd.
"What do we say?" Jake Sully spoke towards his family, placing down the girl in his arms as a relived sigh left his mouth. "Thank you." They all replied, some more enthusiastic than others.
"My son Aonung and daughters Åstelieha and Tsireya will show your children what to do." Tonowari voiced, Aonung immediately going to argue as Åstelieha walked towards the family with Tsireya following. "Come, we will show you our village." Åstelieha smiled at the family, grabbing two of their bags and handing them to Tsireya before grabbing two herself, walking away with the family following close behind.
A small smile formed back onto Åstelieha's face as she looked over her shoulder to the kid she had learned to be named Tuktirey, better known as Tuk, laughing at ilu and jumping up and down. "This is for you, your new home." Tsireya spoke as Åstelieha placed the things down in the mauri. "This is good. This will work, right?" Jake Sully spoke towards Neytiri who was clearly unhappy.
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M speaks !
if you want to know how to pronounce Åstelieha's name, it's pronounced a-stel-lee-ha
