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♯┆blue world .ᐟ ━━━━━━━━━━
Bright beams of sunlight cast across Awa'atlu. The warmth burnt against her back as she held onto Lo'ak's arm. His hand latched against her waist as she crouched down on the rock, stabilising her. Noticing that her head turned towards the water, fixating on those catching fish. How the sea rippled between their every move.
"I wish I had been there. The ocean blessed you with a gift, brother," Kiri's soothing tone broke Maleia from her sudden trance. Smiling at the sentence, Kiri welcomed her home with as much grace as her.
Ao'nung sighed, "The Tulkun have not returned yet. And, anyway, no Tulkun is ever alone." Lo'ak shook his head— knowing what he had seen. What had saved him.
"This was one. He had a missing finger, like a stump, on his left side," Lo'ak explained. Capturing the Metkayina children's brains. Knowing who he was explaining.
"Payakan... It's Payakan!" Tsireya announced. Maleia widened her eyes at the words, removing her hand from Lo'ak. Lo'ak's gaze heading towards hers after she had done so. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion, why did it sound so malicious?
"Who's Payakan?" Kiri asked, Lo'ak watched as Maleia tucked her bottom lip beneath her fangs. Biting down to not speak.
"A young Tulkun who went rogue. He's outcast. Alone... And he has a missing fin," Rotxo explained to them all. Maleia nodded her head in agreement, Payakan had been made outcast for a reason. "They say that he is a killer," Tsireya told Lo'ak.
But, Lo'ak couldn't believe them. "No. No," He attempted to argue his case. Ao'nung told Lo'ak that Payakan had killed Na'vi before. But, Lo'ak knew that Payakan wasn't a killer. He saved him. "No. He's no killer. I'm telling you guys! He saved my life," Lo'ak explained, inching his head towards Maleia.
Maleia looked down to the ground. Not watching as Lo'ak attempted to announce that Payakan was his friend.
However, the soft hold he had against her waist made her look down at him. Lo'ak captured her eyes, ones that begged for her to believe him. She sighed before nodding her head, trusting in Lo'ak's explanation.
"My baby bro!" Neteyam stood and pressed his hands against Lo'ak's shoulders, "The night warrior. Who faced the killer Tulkun and lived to tell about it."
But this wasn't that kind of story to Lo'ak. He pushed his brother from him, "You guys aren't listening!" He then stormed from them all, jumping into the ocean.
Maleia stood and turned around to them all, hissing out in frustration. Deciding to join Lo'ak within the water.
"Lo'ak!" She shouted out to him, he turned around in the water, waiting for her to join him at the side. Maleia knew her next words would mean trouble for her.
A forgiveness that would never be given, "Take me to him."
