Lo'ak understands his father's anger comes from a place of worry and it is not bad-natured, but it does not mean it hurts any less when his father's stare is so icy. Jake's attacks stop. He does not intend to traumatize his son - does not know that he already did. Lo'ak has always felt like a stranger even in his own family. He just wishes someone could see him for who he is. ... His naked feet thump gently against the ground as he moves swiftly, bow and arrows carried easily in his hands, like they always belonged there. He hurries along the familiar paths, smiling in delight at the many atokirina around him, twirling gently, lighting up the darkness of the night around him.
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