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He smiled before turning the other way and running back to his village. When he arrived he was greeted by his best friend Te'yan. "Where were you??" he asked running up to him. "I was um.. out." he replied. "Well no duh, I mean where? and what where you doing?"
"I was patrolling along edge of our land," replied Taham thinking of an excuse, "Well you missed it. Naomi's father wants her to get married to a good strong warrior, meaning you and I have a chance at marrying her!" he said with a wide grin. Taham faked a smile before bidding Te'yan goodbye and going to his tent. All he could think about was Crystal and wondering when they could meet again.

"Taham wake up!" a voice said making Taham groan and turn on his side. His friend let out a sigh before picking up a cup of water and dumping it on Taham's head. He flew up his eyes wide and an annoyed expression clearly plastered on his face, "Sometimes I wonder why we're best friends." mumbled Taham rubbing his face. "Very funny, now come on, we've been chosen to do a midnight patrol on horseback." said Te'yan. "Another patrol!?" said Taham with a groan. He stood up and exited the tent following Te'yan to the horses. He grabbed his bow and arrow before climbing on to a horse, "I'll go south, the rest of you split up to get North, West, and East." he spoke, before taking off in a gallop. As he galloped across the forest he passed a very familiar figure, he pulled his horse to a halt then spoke, "Crystal?"

"You got lost.... chasing after a butterfly," he said confirming it before bursting out into a fit of laughter, "You look like you are a mature woman but you act as though sometimes you are a child," he said with an amused expression on his face, "I like that, your not to serious." he smiled. "Do you want me to give you a ride? Or do you hope to find another butterfly that can lead you home," he asked still chuckling a bit as he extended his hand for her to take and climb on.

He chuckled at her words and smiled when she took a hold of his hand and climbed up onto the horse behind him. "I was only playing with you," he said, whistling and kicking the horse's side making the horse start in a trot, "I'm sorry if I upset you, I just found it very funny," he said, "I love the fact that your a little childish, it's a nice break from all the grown up serious girls from my village,"

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He breathed in the crisp midnight air before replying, "Most of them are, the children are still children but ever since more and more pale faces have come, my people had to become more serious. Well not Te'yan, he's my best friend. No matter how old he is he still acts like a small boy." he said laughing a bit. "Besides even if the pale faces weren't here, I'd have to be more serious. I of marrying age, meaning that I must take a wife as soon as I can and start a family." he said. He didn't want to get married yet, he wanted to still go out and have fun

He slid off of the horse and turned to face Crystal, "You know, we can just stay here and talk, I'll tell the other warriors that I wanted to take a full night's patrol," he said walking to a nearby tree and tying the horse's reins to a branch. He sat down on the ground with his back against the tree trunk, "Do you wanna talk? I mean if you don't then I can always leave..."

Her question got him thinking. He didn't really want to get married, and even if he did get married he'd prefer that it'd be because he would love someone, not because he has to. "I... don't know. I mean.... I guess I have to get married eventually but if I could choose it wouldn't be until a little while later. But that isn't up to me. It is up to my father and my future bride's father," he sighed. He looked up at Crystal and smiled at her. There was just something about her that he liked.

"Oh...." He said softly looking down at the ground. She was right, if he was to get married then he'd be busy all the time. Not to mention that his father would want him to have children, which would make it impossible for him to see Crystal, "Well... I'm not married yet. So why don't we have fun while we can," he smiled, "If you want, you can ask me questions about my people and I'll answer you," he smiled

He smiled then spoke up, "There are lots of different rituals, and customs. But the main ones that we have are, the feasts, weddings, moving from a boy to man, moving from young girl to woman and the death of a villager. We throw big feasts whenever something good happens, we spend the night talking having fun and dancing by the fire after we've eaten. Weddings are much like the feasts but at the end of the night the man and woman must share a tent for the first time...." He said trailing off awkwardly...

"Um.. And then moving from a boy to man is a pretty big deal. Once we reach the age of sixteen years, we must go out into the woods in search of a predator like a bear or a mountain lion. If we kill the predator then we are no longer a boy but a man. But if the predator kills you... Then we have the death ceremony." He said staring at the ground remember his own coming of age battle with a bear, it was the most painful experience of his life.