>>5313623{Art:Herb Kawainui Kāne}
Keilani: When I called you here, I didn’t expect you to bring a foreign army.
“I came with the Great Fleet. Heroes of The Island. They’re no more foreign than you or I.
Jubu: You forced your rabble in the village, boy. The Chief...
Kāne: If the chief mattered they would be here and our son knows that. Doesn't he?
He’s right. The only people inside are you, your parents, and a Taya you don’t recognize.
Wiji: Avert your gaze, *sailor.* I am Wiji. Rightful Chief of Kutha Rakyat.
“Apparently, the voters disagreed.”
Wiji: You insolent...
Keoki: Calm yourself. We're here to talk, not fight. Despite my son’s... guests.
“So what do you want?”
Kāne: When your fleet didn’t return, it was time for a shift in the Hall of Peace. Our family controlled the sources of pearls, obsidian, and salt. Wiji controlled the markets of Kutha Rakyat and Nodorom supplied the fruits and wines of her plantations.
“You were working with Nodorom?”
Wiji: That *asu* betrayed us!
Jubu: The mud-men were loyal to Agana after she gave them reparations and let them cheat the tribute. Once Nodorom brought her the Chantou, she had most of the tribes on her side.
Keoki: But you change everything. The ignorant masses worshiping you only makes your position stronger. Join us. With our support, you will win this election and take back The Island.
“Join you in what? Ruling in the shadows from your secret council?”
Kāne: Your metasister lacks the heart of a leader. I can see it in your eyes, son. you learned the costs of ruling firsthand.
“You don’t know a damn thing !”
Kāne stands up, but his voice stays at that same damned STEADY volume that drove you mad as a child.
Kāne: I know this miracle stone you bring makes whoever has it the most powerful person on The Island. I know Ke Awa trading it to Kutha Rakyat will bring wealth unbound. I know this wealth, and this power are what we need to secure The Island from the dangers around us that *you* revealed.
He sits.
Kāne: And I know you, my son, are the right person for this duty.
That conviction. It’s like he pulled the thoughts out of your own head.
“What would that entail?”
Keoki: Kutha Rakyat is too small for our needs. You’ll demand the Ponni pay their tribute in land, not labor. With their territory, the expanded cities of Kutha Rakyat and Ke Awa will be the left and right hands of a united Island.
“The Ponni won’t accept that.”
Jubu: We’ll have the wealth and the weapons, the mud-men’s opinion is irrelevant.
Wiji: Let us worry about politics. And you’ll have all the boats to play with you want. *Ratu.*
He says it mockingly, but you know between their influence and your esteem, The Island could be yours.
>Join the CouncilMove closer to OLIGARCHY (Ponni-, Nupuri-, Muli-, Taya+, Ahi+, Chantou+)
>Refuse to JoinRetain DEMOCRACY (Ponni+, Nupuri +, Muli+, Taya-, Ahi-, Chantou-)
>Take over the CouncilMove closer to DICTATORSHIP (Ahi+, Taya+)
