SAUDADE, neteyam ✓

two.

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la • cu • na
noun
an unfilled space or interval; a gap.

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THE war party had left to search for more weapons a little while ago probably causing destruction, Neteyam and Lo'ak going with them leaving Elyä, Kiri, Tuk, and Spider she watched as Tuk played chasing after the little girl, "Tuk slow down!" She laughed following her passing Kiri and Spider talking as he painted himself blue.

Elyä heard a bit of their conversation, "your human!" Kiri joked causing the older girl to chuckle a little as passed by still chasing Tuk who continued to play.

The sound of the horn hinting the war party was back, Tuk finally stopped and glanced at Elyä and dragging her to Kiri and Spider, "the war party they are back!" She said dragging her to where the ikrans all crowded, "mom!" The little girl yelled running to her mom.

Elyä watched as Neteyam looked broken and hurt, she walked up to him, "you okay Net?" The raven haired beauty asked checking his injuries.

She might have been born a warrior but she got her mother's instinct of protecting the ones she loves, "I'm fine El," he mumbled as Jake continued to scold them both, "kiri go help your grandma with the wounded take tuk with you," he commanded.

"My brother is wounded," Kiri said to her father as Elyä looked at Neteyam with concern wanting to help him knowing he would get a yelling at.

"Tuk, Elyä go with her, go!" Jake continued to command, she scoffed before looking right into Neteyam's eyes making sure he was really okay and not faking it, "I'm okay El," Nete said quietly as she walked away Tuk dragging her tall frame.

A little while later Neteyam was in the tent being patched up, "stop moving it makes it harder to patch up," Elyä whispered her dark blue eyes staring into Neteyam's holding his hand as Mo'at patched him up.

"I'm trying Lyä but- ow, ow," he groaned in pain.

"Aw! A little kiss on the boo boo," spider said watching the two interact as the oldest son continued to flinch in pain.

Tuk handed Neteyam something as he gripped onto Elyä's hand tightly as he continued to groan in pain, "I would use yalnabark," Kiri said walking over to them holding a brown blue in her blue hands.

"Oh you would? And who is Tsahik?" Mo'at asked glancing at her granddaughter, Elyä chuckled at little at the interaction Neteyam staring at her, the freckles on her face lighting like a star he glanced at when he was alone.

"You are, grandma but yalnabark is better-" Kiri started but was cut off by her older brother owing, "it stings less," she said going to help his wounds.

"It's gonna be okay mighty warrior," Elyä said rubbing his hand softly trying to ease his pain, "I know El, stop babying me," he grumbled a little embarrassed but liking the attention.

"Now let's get you to bed Nete and away from bombs," she joked him being finally all patched up and not bleeding anymore, the raven haired girl pushed him to his bed before walking out the tent she calls home to go find Tuk to play whatever game the princess wants.