Chapter 43

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As the sun rose upon the village, a new day set upon everyone, but it was not such a cheerful day after last night's interaction. Words had been spoken that couldn't be taken back. These words had left pain behind after they were spoken words that can't be undone so easily.

Lani: " Grandmother, how are you feeling this morning?"

Moat: " I'm good, my dear. No need to worry about me."

Lani " Grandmother"

Moat: " The words your mother had said were something I had accepted to come from her at some point."

Lani: " It seems like she regretted saying those words. I'm sorry for sending her away last night."

Moat: " No, you and your brother had done the right thing by sending her away, as what she had spoken couldn't be taken back easily ... and I need some time with my thoughts as well."

Lani: " Grandmother, like you told me, you are not to blame for what happened in the past, and I have a feeling Grandma and Aunt Slywannie would agree as well." Moat smiled at her granddaughter and hugged her. The older woman felt so happy to have a granddaughter like her.

Lani: " What about the dinner with the family and the others? Do you still wish to attend, or can we devise excuses?"

Moat: " I shall overcome what my daughter has said to me, dear, and attend the dinner for everyone else's sake." Lani nodded her head towards her grandmother as the pair ate breakfast together. Granddaughter and grandmother soon bid goodbye as they went on with their days.

Lani: " What have you done now, Neytiri?" Lani looked back to her grandmother, who was upset. It seemed like Neytiri had learned to use harsh words against people as her weapon without knowing their full consequences.

Lani " ......." Lani walked a bit longer until she ran into her siblings and everyone else; it seemed like they had come to speak with Moat.

Lani: " You have come to check up on grandmother, haven't you, brother."

Neteyam: " Yes, after last night, I wanted to know how she was feeling after our mother's horrible actions of last night."

Kiri: " We had been told of the situation when he and Mom returned home, and tension was very high."

Spider: " How could Neytiri say that to grandmother mo'at."

Lani: "It seems that she will do anything to avoid taking accountability for her actions toward anyone."

Kxee: " That seems too true, but right now, how is your grandmother doing after the tension of last night?"

Lani: " She seems to be doing well, but Mom's words had gotten to her, and those were words that shouldn't have been spoken."

Tuk:" Is grandma going to be okay?" Tuk, along with everyone, seems to be upset about the fight. There are ways to tell that none of the kids were happy about the words spoken.

Lani: "Yes, she's going to be okay, but right now, we have to be there for her and give her space when she asks for it."

Tuk " Okay"

Spider: " What about the dinner your parent wishes to host? Will that still happen if Grandmother Moat and lani don't go because of others' actions? I'm with them."

Aonung:" That is an excellent question because some will not attend a dinner for anyone who has insulted them as your mother has done to tshaik mo'at, her mother."

Lani: "Grandmother said she would still attend the dinner for our sake."

Neteyam: " Then we shall be there as well."

Kiri: " The clan will discuss this fight between daughter and mother, and they will have something to say."

Lani: " Then we shall let them speak, sister, and see what happens. You might be surprised that not everyone sides with Jake and Neytiri."

Aonung: " Still calling your parents by their names."

Lani 'Yes, and it's for the best for them and me until I know I can call them mom and dad again."

Lani: " No one should be blamed for the deaths of anyone; that was out of their control at that time, and what Neytiri had done was uncalled and rude." It seems like the older kids would agree with Lani's words, as none of them seem very proud of Neytiri.

Kiri: " It seems like our mother's relationship with her children and her mother is falling apart."

Lani: " That is become of her own making, dear sister, but we all don't know where the future will lie for all of us."

Kxee: " Well, your mother had decided to speak, blame her mother, and will not be forgiven by many."

Aonung: " If your grandmother needs help, we can help with anything else."

Neteyam " Awww, neteyam, that is so nice of you."

Aonung: " I'm just being nice, that's all, and I need to sound like that. Neteyam, I can be nice." The group started laughing as aonung tried to defend his actions towards neteyam. The group soon took off towards the tide pools, hoping to get some space from the village and avoid their parents.

Tuk: " Hey, there is grandmother."When the kids arrived, they came across the moat and Ursa, as Tuk ran off to hug the moat.

Moat: " Hello, children. It's good to see your bright faces."

Neteyam: " Hello, grandmother. We were going to stop by the home to see how you were doing."

Moat: " I'm doing well, my child. I sought advice from Ursa and your sister to help on the matter."

Kiri, " Mom is in the wrong for what she said to you."

Ursa: " Yes, the words were wrong, moat; blaming death on someone else is bad, and a great mother might not be happy."

Moat: " I have to agree, my friend, but right now, I shall leave my daughter to think about what she has said and done. These are lessons that need to be learned on their own."

Lani: " Sometimes the hardest lessons are the ones we choose to avoid but can't forever ... Only the great mother knows what shall happen in the future."

Ursa: " You are right, young lady, but seeing how you all are here with us, why don't you spend the day with us? It will be good."The kids nodded their heads and enjoyed the day, with the two tshaik not letting others in the village affect them right now.

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