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They had been walking for a while now, about an hour if he had to guess. Jadwiga was getting kind of antsy though, snapping at plants that brushed her and overall just being pissy. He guessed he could try switching to his ikran form again, it would be nice to fly and might help them find shelter faster.

Slowly he came to a stop and started to focus. The area where they were standing was big enough that it shouldn't be a pain to change safely. He focused on himself, concentrating with all his might on the picture of himself turning into an ikran. It was taking a while but he knew going into this it wasn't going to be as easy because it wasn't in a life and death situation. Finally though he felt this first tingle of something otherworldly and wildly grasped it, tugging sharply.

Of course the pain was blinding, growing limbs and rearranging all of his internal organs (even his eyes hurt, because sweet merlin growing a couple extra in the span of minute is no easy work) tended to painful. Once he got his senses back he could feel something nudging his side. Turning his head toward his left flank he saw Jadwiga nudging his wing and when he lifted his head she stopped. It seemed she got kind of impatient waiting for him to finish turning.

He was actually surprised that she wasn't freaking out as much as she should be. With a equivalent of a na'vi shrug in ikran form he slowly got back up to his feet (claws, paws, talons? he really didn't know). He grunted a little bit as he opened up and shook out his wings, the wound in his wing healed but still giving phantom pains.

As Jadwiga walked up to his side he compared there sizes, finding that they were almost completely the same with him being just a tad bigger. With a gentle nudge to her head he started to viciously flap his wings. It took him about a minute to actually get off the ground after he finally figured out how to work the infernal things. By the time he made it past the tree tops Jadwiga was already flying around at the top and almost glaring at him.

They flew for hours, with a couple of breaks here and there for him to rest, but he was having the time of his life. It felt absolutely divine to be flying, and flying with someone else too. He knew that they had been flying too long, all through the night in fact, if the sun rising was anything to go buy. They needed to find a place to live, a home.

For the next two hours he kept his eyes wide and keen, looking for the perfect habitat for both of them. Jadwiga preferred living in trees and he preferred higher altitudes so he needed a perfect mix of both. And by Jadwiga's angry screeching he needed to find it fast.

Ahead of them was a mountain, tall and grand and full of lush plant life. There were giant trees all around the base, reaching high into the sky, with smaller trees covering almost the entire thing. As he flew around it he found a stream flowing from the top down. It was small, but it would be enough for them to drink out of. Besides it had to lead somewhere, probably to a larger pond they could find fish in. It was virtually perfect and know he just needed to find the right tree, and hope no more trouble came towards them.

He didn't find the perfect one, but he found a tree that would suit their needs. It was big, like everything else here, with giant twisting roots and vines connecting it to others. The best part was that it looked like it already had had a family.

Towards the top he found a decent sized entrance hidden behind over hanging vines and moss. Pushing that aside he found a nest of sorts, with dead leaves scattered about to make the bedding. It didn't look like it was lived in anymore, but he knew from the looks of it that it was not made by an animal. The 'walls' seemed to be carved and looking up he could see that the hole had been hollowed out.

He was a little wary of the owners coming back but he figured if they were Na'vi Jadwiga and he could just fight them off. This was too perfect for them to pass up. With his mind made up he screeched for Jadwiga and allowed himself entrance.