Everyone can see that So'lek cares. Except Ta'kiri. After years in RDA captivity, the lost Sarentu returns to Pandora disconnected from Eywa, uncertain of her place among her people, and struggling to find where she belongs. The one constant in the chaos is So'lek. Respected. Loyal. Unreadable. As he guides her across the Western Frontier, a bond begins to form between them-one Ta'kiri does not understand, and So'lek refuses to put into words. But while So'lek struggles to act on what he's feeling...someone else has been watching. Patient. Waiting. And isn't nearly as restrained. Someone neither of them saw coming. Caught between loyalty, healing, and bonds that refuse to stay simple, Ta'kiri must decide who she wants to become before the choice is taken from her. Because some connections are worth fighting for. And some may destroy her. So'lek... or Wakula?