Ivar managed to make some friends among the humans. One of the kindest kids was named Raphaël. Ivar doesn’t remember his last name. All he can recover is the blond hair, blue eyes, smiling little boy he used to play with. Raphaël was a good hearted, tolerant and open minded kid. Even tough his family was poor, living in the cargo bay, Raphaël did not juge Ivar. He was not jealous of his privileges. He was tall and strong. He protected Ivar from the bullies.
Ivar will always remember this moment, when Raphaël stopped a gang of stupid kids from stealing the small datapad loaded with pictures and stories Akorio built for him. When they reached their destination 3 years later, Ivar would even offer the datapad to Raphaël, as a token of his friendship. Ivar will never see Raphaël again from this point, but he will always remember him as a light side moral compass, just like his father.
At the same era of his life, Ivar was constantly tempted by the dark side of what he will discover later as the Force. Raphaël was not always there to protect him. Ivar sometimes got beaten and bullied by the same group of kids, who also poured their blind anger on other alien kids, solely on the fact that they were different. These meaningless events did have a strong impact on the weak psyche of Ivar. Every single aggression he experienced filled his heart with hatred. Soon, a profound disgust for injustice grew up in him. This hatred eventually gave birth to the "dark passenger", and alter personality of Ivar that grows stronger in his mind as he feeds it with negative emotions.
Selka was more than a mother to him during those difficult times, she was his sacred shelter. Her arms was the only place where he felt safe. Sherus on the other hand, was a very calm and quite baby. Sherus conditions were revealed while the Stonebenders were still on The Endeavour. Sherus was 5 when they reached Dantooine but he still had difficulties to walk on uneven grounds. Activities that requires advanced dexterity are still impossible to him, such as playing laser tennis, or walking on the edge of curved surfaces. Most games that the kids used the play, down in the hangar bay, were impossible to him.