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Show M prowess in battle practice. The other six canoes followed, two abreast. It wasn't until the canoes had travelled well down the coast, that anyone sooke. "This is a great privilege for us to go on this journey," Roa said to his brother rowing beside him. "This trin is taken by our oeoole only once in many, many complete seasons. I am excited and have looked forward to it eagerly." "And I also. But you surprise me, my brother," said Ruruku. "I thought perhaps you might rather have stayed home with the old men and children and women," Ruruku sneered at his brother. He was still remembering their fight over the Pakeha. "You do me injustice, little brother," Roa said, using the instulting term "little brother" deliberately. "Because I detest war and senseless killing, does not mean that I do not relish adventure." Turi snoke for the first time since leaving land, his voice carrying over the waters clearly for all voyagers to hear. "My fellow warriors, I have some news which has been a guarded secret until noxc. Our voyage shall not be entirely for peaceful purposes. This very night we are to wreak vengeance unon the tribe which burned our village, killed my beloved |
