Upon reaching early adulthood, Y'shaati was already aware that she wasn't like the other monkeys. Her brothers never looked at her the same way they looked at her sisters during mating seasons. It was hard for her to accept it, but in the end she knew that mother nature would never allow her to form a family of her own. Fortunately for her, one day she found the love and tenderness her heart had longed for in the little pups of the troop.
Like all infants, the love of the baby monkeys was innocent and pure. They didn't care about the things that made her so different. To them, the fact that their fur was the same color as her hair was enough to see her as any other Naka'i. In their eyes, Y'shaati was that special 'big sister' who was always excited and happy to be with them all day. Over time, more and more adults entrusted their pups to her as they noticed that she had a special bond with the little ones, becoming everyone's favorite nanny. She finally felt that she was doing something that mattered and that was actually helpful for the troop.
It would seem to be an easy task, but there were times when the babies had enough energy to play for hours and hours. It was common for Y'shaati and the little ones to take short naps together before nightfall after those exhaustive play sessions. However, this time there was a particular curious monkey who wanted to keep playing even if she wasn't awake. Nanny ended up so tired that she didn't feel a pair of little hands inspecting her strangely shaped foot-hands.
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