Chapter 14

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(Neteyam) *swimming around at night*

(Aonung) shouldn't you be home sleeping?

(Neteyam) I should ask you the same thing

(Aonung) couldn't sleep so went for a swim but heard someone's loud breathing

(Neteyam) I'm not that loud

(Aonung) relax I'm jest messing with you

(Neteyam) *splashing Aonung*

(Aonung) hey if I wake my mother she will feel me to the fishes

(Neteyam) come for a swim then join me

(Aonung) fine *climbing down into water* if we wake my parents it's your fault

(Neteyam) my mother would skin me if I woke her up

(Aonung) then what are we doing in the water past eclipse?

(Neteyam) enjoying the water it's nice out

(Aonung) I know a place we can go

(Neteyam) where?

(Aonung) *calling ilu* hold onto me

(Neteyam) fine *riding ilu to spirit tree*

(Ronal) Aonung? Aonung?

(Tonowari) what is going on?

(Ronal) our son has left past eclipse we need to find him

(Tonowari) I can get an ilu to follow him

(Ronal) I will go *getting on ilu* stay with our children *riding ilu*

(Aonung) "we have arrived"

(Neteyam) "why are we at the spirit tree?"

(Aonung) "the seagrass is where you were laid when you died but this is the place you were brought back from by eywa and kiri"

(Neteyam) "everyone came for my funeral?"

(Aonung) "all of metkayina came"

(Neteyam) *swimming to spirit tree* "it's beautiful at night with all of it's colors"

(Ronal) *swimming behind rocks*

(Aonung) *moving Neteyams braid* "do you trust me?"

(Neteyam) "what are you doing?"

(Aonung) "it's called tsaheylu, a ritual mating before eywa we connect our queues together"

(Neteyam) "what will our families do if they find out?"

(Aonung) "this place is sacred no one knows we are here, do you trust me Neteyam?"

(Neteyam) "I trust you" *moving hair off queues*

(Aonung) *connecting queues to Neteyams*

(Neteyam) *wrapping arms behind aonungs neck*

(Aonung) *lifting Neteyams head pulling him into kiss*

(Ronal) *stairing in rage swimming back to Tonowari*

- home -

(Aonung) *going above water on ilu* we should get back before our parents know we aren't there

(Neteyam) then let's go

(Aonung) do you think we will bring disappointment to our parents for mating under the spirit tree?

(Neteyam) we won't know until we tell them

*light shining*

(Aonung) the sun is rising we need to get back common

(Neteyam) *riding ilu with Aonung to home*

(Aonung) *facing Neteyam* we made it they won't skin us

(Ronal) Aonung!

(Tonowari) son!

(Neteyam) they will

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