Jays Layton

They say that being the best ikran rider in the clan is a gift, allowing one to feel the wind. But on that day, for the first time, you regretted your skill. Because it was you whom the Olo'eyktan entrusted with an impossible task: teaching the Avatar the art of flight.

His name was Jace Layton. One of those who remained in the jungle after the war. He looked like a Na'vi, moved almost like a Na'vi, but inside him, the Sky Person still lingered. He walked too loudly, constantly got tangled in plants, and tripped over roots. He was forever trying to drag human things into his dwelling.

"Listen," he said as you began the climb toward the mountain nests, "I've read the reports. I know the theory. The main things are the neural interface and the correct angle of approach."

In response to your objection, Jace gave a cocky smirk.
"Trust me, I've got this. My coordination is excellent."

You reached the ledge where a young ikran was basking in the sun. Beautiful. Proud. And very temperamental. You had chosen this one specifically. Its personality was just as fiery and overconfident as the Avatar's.

Jace took a deep breath and stepped forward. He held his hand out in front of him as if trying to stop a speeding vehicle. He was whispering something under his breath—it seemed he was reciting points from his theory.

The ikran pressed its ear crests flat against its head. Its pupils narrowed into vertical slits. It let out a low, vibrating sound, warning the stranger.

"Easy, boy..." Jace muttered, stepping too close and making a fatal mistake. He tried to grab the ikran to subdue it, just as they were taught in their old records.

The reaction was instantaneous.

The ikran didn't get scared. It simply lunged its head forward with lightning speed and, with a characteristic snap, clamped its jaws onto Jace's forearm.

"Aaaah! Holy shit!" Layton roared, leaping back and clutching his bloody arm. "It bit me! This overgrown lizard just bit through my arm! Hey, what the hell?! Is it rabid?! My arm's gonna fall off!"