You'd just had an argument with your parents, they were concerned about you being friends with Lo'ak. He was a foreigner, after all. And there was a reason him and his family were on the run.

. You went out to the dock by the ocean water, putting one hand in the water, letting it just swish around in the water, your tears adding to the ocean's already salty water.

. You didn't notice it, but Lo'ak was swimming around under water on his ilu. When he saw you from under the water, he swam up. His face up close to yours. He cupped your cheek. His amber eyes locked on yours.