"When was the last time you opened up about her?" Blaire fidgeted, her palms growing sweaty. The words that fell from her mouth were bold and she questioned if it was even in her place to invoke such memories. Jake's jaw tensed and the urge to drop the topic with a quick apology grew. There would be nothing better than to end the link and flee into her quarters, never to be seen again. A real demon must have possessed Blaire's tongue as the heavy silence became unbearable. "You avoid even the thought of her," the traitorous tongue darted out to wet dry lips. "That's a dangerous way to-" "Do you think you're some kind of savior?" - Blaire Madden is a bright mind in the field of marine biology. Her research has led her to the oceans of Pandora, where her and her peers tagged along with the RDA on their return to the distant planet. After witnessing a tulkun hunt first hand, Blaire turns her back on the RDA and begins research at High Camp. With the loss of the Sully family's heart, Neytiri, Jake seeks refuge in the safety of Awa'atlu. Unfortunately, disaster seems to shadow the former Olo'eyktan's every move. After narrowly surviving an attack on his family by an enemy thought long dead, Jake must begin the harrowing task of picking up the pieces left behind after his mate's death. Set one year after ATWOW. Neytiri dies during Spider's kidnapping. Follows events of the movie, Neteyam survives but is badly wounded. Another widower Jake story, sorry Neytiri but I want your man. Will eventually be cross posted onto AO3All Rights Reserved