MOON RIVER | Ao'nung

chapter two.

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Neyali had made it to her grandmother's tent after helping Lo'ak.

"Neteyam?"

Neteyam quickly stood up and made his way to his sister "Come on, you took forever"

He brought her down to sit in front of Mo'at.

"Is Neteyam all patched up?" Neyali asked as her grandmother began mixing healing ointments.

"Neteyam is fine my child, it is you I am most worried about"

Mo'at began spreading the paste all through her back, making sure to get every scratch.

Neteyam stood behind his sister watching carefully with Spider standing next to him.

"I am alright grandma, it doesn't even hurt"

Neyali replied, but she let out a very sharp gasp as her back began to sting.

Mo'at chuckled "You were saying?"

"Here give her this" Kiri whispered to Tuk, handing her a cup.

Tuk eagerly nodded her head and went to sit next to Neyali.

"Drink this, it'll make you feel better" Tuk whispered, placing her hand on Neyali's thigh.

"We ran out of Yalna Bark?" Neyali asked after taking a sip of her drink.

"It stings less grandmother" Kiri decided to chime in, just as Lo'ak made his way inside.

"Who is Tsahik?" Mo'at asked.

Lo'ak had brought his hand down and playfully shook Neyali's braids "Mighty warrior" He said as he went to stand next to Spider and Neteyam. Neyali simply hissed at him in response.

Mo'at had finished on Neyali's back and had begun to undo the cloth that was wrapped around her stomach.

Tuk's eyes widened at the wound and she went to grab Neyali's hand.

"Kiri spread this on it" Mo'at instructed.

"You are very lucky the wound is not deep, it will heal quickly" Mo'at said

Neyali nodded her head as Kiri gently spread some paste on her stomach.

Neytiri stood outside the tent watching her daughter get patched up.

Jake took a glance at her and sighed "What?" He asked before he went back to cleaning his gun.

"Neteyam and Lo'ak try to live up to you" Neytiri said "It is very hard on them"

"I know" Jake replied.

"You are too hard on your daughter ma Jake" She said as she kneeled down next to him.

"I'm her father, it's my job"

"This is not a squad, it is a family"

Jake let out a breath and dropped his gun slowly, he looked down before meeting Neytiri's gaze once more "I thought we lost her" He whispered, tears gathering in the corner of his eyes.