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Sa'eyra te Tayrangi is born as the daughter of Ikeyni, a respected Tsahìk who once stood with Jake Sully and Neytiri against the Sky People. From childhood, Sa'eyra is marked as the next Tsahìk, raised under strict spiritual law and expectations she never chose. While she is trained in ritual and discipline, her heart drifts beyond Tayrangi borders.
As a child, Sa'eyra secretly wanders into Omatikaya land, forming close bonds with Neteyam, Lo'ak, Kiri, and Spider. Those stolen moments of freedom shape her more than ceremony ever does. As she grows older, the weight of her destined role presses harder, forcing her to abandon her childhood ties and behave as the future Tsahìk she is meant to be, even as doubt grows inside her.
During the day she attempts to bond with her ikran, Sa'eyra is pulled off course into the Omatikaya rainforest. While searching for her lost ikran, she is nearly killed by an arrow meant for an intruder, until Neteyam recognizes her as his childhood friend. Their reunion is cut short when Sky People forces appear, hunting Jake Sully. With no safe way home, Sa'eyra follows the Sullys to their refuge among the Metkayina.
What begins as survival becomes a new life. Sa'eyra fights alongside forest and sea clans through years of war, growing from a reluctant heir into a capable warrior and leader. Her bond with Neteyam deepens slowly, shaped by shared loss, restraint, and responsibility. They mate after years of choosing each other, not out of prophecy but trust, and raise children in a world still scarred by conflict.
Sa'eyra does not abandon Tayrangi forever. She returns to face her mother and her past, openly declaring her chosen life, her mate, and her children. With Ikeyni's blessing, Sa'eyra becomes Tsahìk not bound to a single clan, but one who moves between forest and sea, carrying Eywa's voice where it is needed most.
Her life is not the path laid before her, but the one she fought to create.