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Show 124 not mean you have to shut everyone else out." "Thank you Father," Chua said, feeling the peace. "Mother has always loved me. Toho is like a brother. Pavati loved me right from the beginning. Even Mongwi cares for me now." It was time to tell his mother about the talks with his, father. He walked back to their rooms and told her about the long conversations with his father. "I'm glad the two of you are still talking with each other, like you did when he was alive. He talks with me also. I know he helped us find this place to live. He took care of us in life, and now he's caring for us from the next world," Apa said. "We're still a family," Chua said. "Even though Father is dead, we are all together." "We will always be together," Apa said, giving him a hug. She stroked his hair. "Wuwuchim is a time of beginning," said his mother, still trying to talk him in to going. "It's the time when the dawn is purple and the outline of man is first seen. It's a time when all forms of life begin to grow." "I'm afraid to leave you," Chua said. "What if something happens to you, and you are gone. Then I will have no one." Clawing Eagle ruffled his feathers. "I'm here," Apa said. "I will stay safe." "I don't know that you can promise that," Chua said. a "I know you still have some fear," Apa said. We must trust Sotuknang |