His father had left a few moments after their small talk. It seemed even his parents had given up on him ever being normal. He watched the parents leave the village as well, as they all went to the sacred grove together. His father was the priest, and would seal the bonds created during the Romance Solace. The newly wedded couples would return to the village a week later, making their own homes out of tree bark and wood. Soon kids would be born, and Nathaniel would be an uncle. He wondered what sort of girls his brothers had chosen and if his baby sister had found the right man to take care of her.

As he watched the stars, he thought he saw something moving. Sitting upright and blinking, he followed the light across the sky and then watched as it landed behind the village in the thick part of the forest. Aliens? Here? Nathaniel just had to see them close up. He grabbed a jacket and put on his boots, not wanting his hooves to get cold as he dashed from the home and towards the forest. He stopped just outside a clearing, seeing lights and hearing people talk. He peered from behind a tree and felt his mouth drop open. So many different aliens. They all were standing around a large ship, something Nathaniel had only heard stories about. He crouched behind the tree and watched them, wishing he could understand their language so he could find out what they were here for. They didn't seem bad.