Intertwined

Sylwanin

"Wha-what just happened Sylwanin?"

That was the question that brought Sylwanin out of her daze, a question she was asking herself at the moment. She wanted answers but it seemed they would have to wait for the boy to awake. Her hand was still outstretched to the fallen navi so she slowly retracted it.

"Quick, we need to get him back to Mother, she will know what to do" she instead said. Sylwanin looked down to the boys stomach, a small round hole creating such a strong flow of blood. Luckily, it looked like it just went through him and off to the side. Hopefully nothing serious had been hit.

"Neytiri, grab some leafs and Tsutey grab a strong but thin vine. We need to stop the wound from seeping too much blood."

"But what if he is dangerous or a threat to-?" Tsutey grunted, his face a mask of suspicion.

"Stop it. If he was a threat to us he would not have saved us!" Neytiri snapped as she cut him off. She went to the nearest bush, looking for leafs that werent too big or poisonous as Tsutey went to find a vine. As they were doing this Sylwanin was keeping pressure on his wound.

When they came back with the leaves and vine Sylwanin got to work, the basic skills her mother taught her finally paying off. The wound wasnt bleeding as bad as before so she quickly used one of the leafs to wipe off as much blood as she could before laying a couple clean ones layered over each other on the wound. Using the vine she slipped it underneath his back and looped it a couple of times before pulling tight.

At the sight of her sister almost cutting the boy in two (within her own mind) Neytiri let out an uncomfortable whine.

"I have to Neytiri, otherwise he will never make it back to home." Sylwanin said as she finished off tying the vine as tight as she could. "Now help me get him on my back."

Sylwanin had crouched low with her back facing them, but Neytiri was having a hard time pulling him up like this. She had bent down to the mysterious boy and threaded her arms under his arm pits, trying to lift him up. Of course that is when Tsutey started to help and eventually they got the boy up on her sisters back. "We are a couple hours walk from home, so let us be swift."

Soon they were on their way, the two younger Navi frequently glancing at the boy on Sylwanins back. They were all lost in their heads trying to figure out the mysteries surrounding him, what his name was, and why he saved them. Neytiri decided to be the first to break the silence that was threatening to suffocate them.

"How old do you think he is?"

"He looks like a baby" Tsutey started off with a sneer, "he is too short to be anything else."

Neytiri was quick to jump to the boys defense.

"Shut up Tsutey! He hasnt done anything wrong to you, so why do you insist on being such a little brat!" And so the argument continued, a back and forth banter between children.

"Im not being a brat, Im being the only realistic one here!"

"You're just mad because you werent the one that was the hero!"

"I am stronger than he is! I was just waiting for the perfect opportunity to stop the sky person!"

"Yeah, sure. You would have never stepped in even if Eywa spoke to you."

Before Tsutey could retort Sylwanin cut into their conversation.

"Both of you are acting like children, so I suggest you stop before I get angry" She started off before going into a mini scolding that would make her mother proud. "Tsutey you need to tone down your anger and resentment before it gets too big. He saved us, thats a fact and your ego needs to stop if you dont want to upset anyone."

Here is when Neytiri started snickering with a satisfied smirk on her face. That is until Sylwanins scolding turned onto her.

"And you Neytiri should first of all never bring the mother Eywa into you arguments! She is not a tool to be used at your leisure, she is our mother. I also suggest you stop antagonizing anyone that crosses your path, you are no child."

Sylwanin said all of this while looking forward, never breaking her brisk strides or raising her voice too loud. And so the conversation stopped, both Tsutey and Neytiri officially put out and meek. This of course didnt stop them from glaring at each other throughout the walk back to the home tree.

The rest of the walk was spent in tense silence, each of them returning to their own thoughts about the situation.

Sylwanin was focusing on the young Navi pressed against her back, his body too light to be properly nourished. His hair was untamed, flowing down his back in waves and looked to be all tangled, which must have hurt to some degree. It was long, exceptionally long for someone of his size. It hung over her shoulders and as she walked she looked down at it, slowly being drawn back into the memory of the event that just occurred.

They hadnt seen him coming too focused on the sky person in metal attacking them. She had stepped forward after they had been cornered, trying to protect the other two while still being afraid herself. Thats when he had attacked. He was fierce yet tiny, his hair flying behind him as he jumped onto the beast. His form was lithe like most Navi, his muscles small but present, and yet still on the skinner side. She hadnt gotten a good look at his eyes but she thought there was something strange about them. She knew he was no sky beast though, his fingers indicated as such.

Her thoughts were interrupted by said boy twitching. Soon after he started groaning and letting out little whimpers. It didnt look as if he was waking, simply dreaming. Just in case though Sylwanin broke out into a run, careful not to jostle the figure on her back too much. Luckily while stuck in her memories they had gotten closer to the home tree. The guards should be wandering around about 10 min ahead. Hopefully her Mother and Father wouldnt be too mad at them and their guest.

A/N

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