This book completes the trilogy about Chakona, its inhabitants, the interaction of the chakats with some humans, skunktaurs and other races, such as the renzar and the rakshanis. All framed within the universe created by  Goldfur It's been almost two years of continuous work and it's fair to mention such important people  sethtriggs  Marksan  Wolfbane115 and all the people from Tales de Chakona Discord for fans.
The drawings, as always belong to my talented friend  sethtriggs
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CHAPTER 53

The next day, life in Amistad returned to the traditional routine at the beginning of the week. Chakat Lorna, after a long time, returned to work at building 115, together with hir colleague Gerak-Nee. He tried to be cheerful and do a good job during the day. All of hir co-workers hugged shir and welcomed shir with great tenderness and warmth. Hir bosses in the engineering section did the same, especially Chakat Serenity, who kept an eye on shi throughout the day.

Gerak made efforts to behave in a more pleasant way with Lorna, overcoming his characteristic bad temper. The Rakshani noted, however, that his Chakat colleague had lost a bit of hir usual cheerfulness. Although he intended to make Lorna feel better, he didn't know how. He had never in his life played the role of comforting others. Therefore, he tried to ensure that the working day passed in the most normal and calm way possible.
Lorna internally missed Esteban very much. Although there was only friendship between them, shi considered him hir special friend. If Esteban had wanted to, shi was always willing to relax Esteban with intimate games, just as shi did with Jhonny and Vera. But the human always respected that relationship between them, and that was too attractive to Lorna. A friend with an advantage, who never dared to take it.
“Uh… Are you going to the hospital today? The Rakshani asked, looking at his monitor screen.
"Yes Gerak. I promised myself to visit Lilethe very often, until hy recovers. So I'll go today too, after work."
"I see. That… That's very nice of you,” Gerak replied.
"Do you want to come with me this time?"
"Uh? Not Lorna. You know I hate hospitals… I'm sorry”
"It's alright Gerak. No problem. I just hope Lilethe recovers soon. Although… It makes me sad to think that when hy wakes up, and hy finds out that Esteban is no longer here… ”Lorna said and then began to cry. Gerak quickly approached shi and hugged shi.
“Lorna, Lilethe will have to face reality and be strong. Life goes on… I'm sure Esteban wishes that all of you, that is, all of us, would move on. And for Lilethe it will be important to receive the support of hys family and friends for the hard moment that hy will experience ”
"I know Gerak. But I still have a hard time accepting it,” Lorna said, as she wet the Rakshani's soft fur with hir tears. At that moment, hir PADD rang. When answering, shi was a little happy when shi saw hir colleagues Jhonny and Vera on the screen who were greeting shi.
"Lorna... how are you?" The human asked from the other side.
"Good, good" said the chakat wiping away tears.
“Lorna, Jhonny and will take the plane this night way to Amistad. We will arrive tomorrow!” Vera said with a smile.
“That… That makes me very happy. I've missed you so much here, folks,” Lorna said, trying to smile.
"We'll be with you soon, Lorna" Jhonny added as he sent shi an affectionate kiss through the screen, which made shi purr.

***

Sorah and Doren were walking back home after doing some shopping at the market near the house. The Renzar walked silently slowly, while the skunktaur carried Hajo on hys back, as hy used to do when hy lived at home. Suddenly, in front of them, a human couple was coming in the opposite direction. Both holding hands with their little son, who walked gracefully taking short steps. The boy, seeing Sorah, approached her curiously. The female Renzar was touched and inevitably imagined what Esteban would have been like in his childhood. Excited, she bent down and received the little one with a hug. The human couple was surprised, but they didn't stop the big alien from carrying the child in her arms. Sorah sniffed at him and hugged him tenderly, while tears began to roll down her cheeks. The boy, holding her nose with his little hands, asked.
"Why are you crying?"
But Sorah remained silent. She closed her eyes and caressed him tenderly snuggling him against her chest. Doren smiled as the humans watched as the boy enjoyed the renzar's embrace. After a moment, Sorah handed him back to his parents.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you,” she said.
"Mom, why is she crying?" the little boy asked again.
"Don't worry. Alright. Thank you for hugging our son” The man said, greeting politely, and then continued walking with his family.
"Are you alright Sorah?" Doren inquired suddenly.
"Yes Yes. Let's continue. I'm sorry." The Renzar replied. The walk was heavy. The skunktaur was clearly feeling Sorah's emotions. Hy took her hand trying to comfort her.

***

At Rena's house, Holly and Relia were preparing to attend a new therapy session with therapist Briann. Fortunately for the polar bear, things had improved substantially since the arctic foxtaur had started treating her. As they were about to leave the house, both Relia and Holly were surprised to see Droquen standing outside on the street. The Renzar seemed somewhat anxious and was dressed in an impeccable formal suit.
“Droquen! What a surprise!"
"Hi...Hi Relia...Hi Holly"
"Hello, Mr. Droquen" The skunktaur replied, wagging its tail. "Do you want to come in?"
"Oh no no... I just came to talk to Relia."
"Oh! I'll leave you alone then,” Holly said, walking back into the house.
"How are you Droquen!" Relia said taking his hands.
"I'm fine thanks. Relia, are you busy?
"Oh well, now I was going with Holly to my psychotherapy session with Briann."
"Then I won't take up any more time... I... I'm here to say goodbye."
"Oh... So the Renzars are finally leaving today!"
"That's right Relia... I just came to tell you that... Well... I came to say goodbye" Droquen said. Although Relia knew in advance that this moment would come, she was not ready to stop seeing him. She had gotten used to his presence, since he was her savior and the only Renzar who had treated her with respect.
“Oh, well Droquen… I am very sorry that you are leaving… Listen to me. I want to tell you that you… You are someone very special to me. Not just because you saved my life. But also because you're the cutest renzar I've ever met. And I will miss you,” Relia said, her eyes thick with moisture.
"Yes, I... Goodbye Relia" Said the Renzar letting go of the polar bear's hands.
"Wait!" she exclaimed, then pounced on him and gave him a tight hug.
"Droquen, thanks for everything once again, take care of yourself!" She said sobbing. The male embraced her tenderly and with his hand he caressed her hair. Inside the house, Holly was looking out the window, clearly feeling Relia's emotions. After a moment, Droquen separated from her a few steps and turned to leave. However, shortly after he walked, he looked at her again and declared:
"Come with me to Grom!" as he stretched out an arm towards her. Relia was struck dumb by the proposal. Holly, who with hys keen ears was able to hear the entire conversation, was also surprised. Hy didn't expect Droquen to want to push Relia away from hym. The polar bear put her hands together, excited, she responded.
“Droquen! I…” She said before looking towards the house… “This is all so sudden”.
“I know… Grrr… I… I'm not good at these things. But… I've thought about you a lot, ever since I met you… And Relia… By Grom!… Sorry, I shouldn't have asked you that.”
"Okay, Droquen... I..." Relia said confused. Inside the house, Holly became very sad. Rena, who could sense hys daughter's emotions, approached hym from behind and said,"
“Holly. You must always keep one thing in mind: true love consists of wishing the happiness of the loved one, with or without you.”

“Mom, I… I don't want to be selfish. But it's true that I love Relia very much” Holly answered, letting hymself be cradled in Rena's arms.

"I know, daughter. But we cannot limit the freedom of others” The mother skunktaur replied. They both stared out the window, as Relia and Droquen remained in each other's arms.
“They make a cute couple, Mom,” Holly admitted with a sob.

***

At the Chakona Gateway, the director of operations, Chakat Brey, along with the capture team, were discussing the latest details of the plan to capture Faise.
“It is essential that we are all coordinated. After the attack on the hospital, we know that the target is hidden in the capital. As you know, hys teleportation ability is limited. Once we have the location, the Amistad police will keep the citizens away while we teleport there. I reiterate that Faise is more than a common skunktaur. Hy is a trained combat weapon with powers beyond what is commonly seen. Do not take incensable risks. The Government wants hys capture” Brey said. A cold silence filled the meeting room. After a few seconds, Brey continued.
“Faise does not know that we have Ugkar with us. The lieutenant will use hys psionic abilities to locate the exact position of the target. Once hy removes the diadem from hys head, will begin the operation ”
"I have a question, Shir Brey," Lieutenant Carm, one of the Voxxan agents, said suddenly. “What would happen if Faise was killed in the operation? Would we be sanctioned by the Federation?”

"No. In the event that this occurs, there will be no sanctions, if it is proven that it was in self-defense. Any other question?"

“Shir Brey, is it true that a group of Renzar agents will join the operation?” suddenly asked a Rakshani.
"That's right. The Renzar will be here shortly, armed and armored, for instructions. Well that's all. To your posts!" Brey ordered and then approached Ugkar.
“You will remain here. When you remove that headband and use your powers to locate Faise, hy may also be aware of your presence in Chakona.”
"But Brey, I'm the only one here who can neutralize Faise," Ugkar argued.

“Can you really? You are not like hym. You don't have proper training. These agents do. You are here only to locate hym. That's your job in this operation. Nothing else. Tell me, did you visit your friends and family?”
“Hmmm… Yes, I did. Thanks for letting me."

"Good. When this is over, you can return to Vika. That's all Ugkar. Relax” Brey said before leaving the room. Ugkar gritted hys teeth. Hy had hoped to participate in the operation and destroy Faise. However, hy kept silent, so as not to arouse suspicion. Hy suddenly realized that the Voxxan Carm was looking at hym from across the room.

***

That afternoon, Chakat Lorna went to the Hospital to visit Lilethe once more. However, following the incident, hy had been moved to another floor and visitors were restricted. When asking why all this, shi was told that they were orders from the hospital headquarters. Frustrated, Lorna headed for the exit. However, a large chakat, almost like hir father, approached shi.
"Hello, you came to see Lilethe Skunktaur, right?"
"Uh? Yes… But they have restricted access to hym”
"I know. I also went to see hym, but they didn't let me” said the newcomer.
“You know to Lilethe?”

"Yes, at least I met hym a few hours before everything happened"
"Everything will pass? What do you mean?" Lorna asked.
“Oh… Sorry. I'm Chakat Rockshie. Nice to meet you” Said the stranger, offering hir hand.