Samaari

Samaari is the friendship between Namaari and Sisu from the Raya and the Last Dragon fandom.

Canon
As a girl Namaari heard tales about Sisu and how she battled the Druun to save humanity, and began to respect her and the rest of Sisu's kind. While wearing a golden charm of Sisu and the gem on the cord of her necklace. The people of Fang have a legend of Sisu drifting down the river of Tail where she now sleeps. Namaari shares this legend with Raya of Heart, as the legend provides them with hope that they could bring a living dragon back into the world. The Fang Princess also aware of the existence of the Dragon Gem and how Sisu's essence is said to be within the very gem she used to defeat the Druun. So when Fang made the decision to take the gem for themselves in hopes of saving her home land from the struggles they were facing, Namaari was onboard with it. Even though her actions played apart in the shattering of the gem and the return of the Druun. After Namaari had given her Sisu necklace to Raya in order to gain her trust she left that she would never see it again, knowing the hatred Raya has for her. Unknown to Namaari, however, Raya had used the charm of Namaari's necklace to bring Sisu back into the world. While using Fang's legend as a map to locate the river. Due to Tail's shard granting Sisu the ability to turn herself into a human, Namaari was unaware that Raya's new companion was in fact Sisu. Despite the things Raya told Sisu about Namaari, the last dragon didn't see the Fang princess as a bad person.

Sisu ends up revealing her true form to Namaari and her group of Fang warriors when she transforms to save Raya from them. Namaari always had a respect for Sisu's kind and regretted her past actions, Sisu saw this side of Namaari when she looked into her eyes. After Namaari informs her mother of Sisu's return she was tore of doing what she knows is right, and following through on her mother's orders to capture Sisu. Although Raya and her small party tell Sisu that those of Fang cannot be trusted, she still felt that they should try to give Namaari a gift and ask her to give them the shard. That way they all could be friends and fantasise her play, while the others would rather attack Fang and steal the shard from them. In the end Sisu's plan wins as Raya tasks Noi to deliver the golden Sisu charm to Namaari. Knowing that the Fang Princess would know the meaning of it and help her to make the right decision. Namaari did bring the shard with her as she goes to meet with Raya and Sisu, and bows to the last dragon when she saw her. As much as Namaari would want to do the right thing and help them with their plan to save the world, her loyalty to Fang kept her from doing so. She holds up the cross bow she brought with her, so he could being Sisu and the gathered shards back to Fang's capital. Sisu seeing Namaari struggling doing what is right and has to be done, she calming approaches Namaari as she show the Fang Princess the trust she is still willing to place in her. Raya seeing Namaari's hand struggling with the crossbow, however, led to Sisu's death as the shock of Raya's sword knocking Namaari's weapon away accidently on Namaari to release her arrow. Namaari knows that she is responsible for what happened to Sisu, but she also knew that Raya had a hand in it to. After Namaari drops her Sisu charming during her fight with Raya, she reaches out to it and then confesses her sorrow for what happen to Sisu and those that were hurt by the Druun. Like with Sisu and her siblings who placed their trust in her when they created the Dragon Gem, Namaari finds herself to be trusted with resembling the Dragon Gem despite what she has done. Namaari proving the worthiness of that trust not only banished the Druun, but also allows the return of the dragons who revive Sisu. Who includes Namaari in the group hug of Kumandra's heroes from all five clans.

Fanon
On AO3, there are currently over 30 ships written for the ship, pairing them as friends.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Variations

 * Saymaari refers to the ship between the two and Raya