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how many warriors they have, and the type of weapons they
possess,” Tital said, as he layed down on a soft low-lying bed.
“How long before we go to Aaruk?” Bardala asked, as she
finished eating her Triple Crown Thornless Blackberries, then
lying down on another bed next to Tital’s.
“We need to spend about two more kins in healing people
coming in from the countryside, and then we need to spend a
few kins in seeing the land around here. We need time to show
these men how to make longbows and arrows, so that they can
defend themselves. In some ways, the Tongan people are
handicapped by their peaceful nature, but only in a sense of
dealing with violent, warlike tribes. Being peace-loving does not
mean you must allow yourselves to be victimized by evil men.
This does not mean we should make them warlike, just capable
of self-defense when necessary. They are not cowards they are
just…nice! We must also remember our friends in the other time
frame, Chief Trall’s Almaya tribe. The Atoo have done just about
the same things to them as the Tarawans have to these folks
here. A peaceful nature is truly community strength, and not a
handicap. It’s the same thing as what I call The Hawking’s
Legacy,” Tital told her.
“Can you please explain to me what you mean by that term?”
Bardala asked.
“Of course. Stephen Hawking is a brilliant cosmology
physicist, but he has had a terrible handicap for most of his life.
He has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease. He was supposed to have died a long time ago, but
didn’t. He didn’t know anyone like us, able to cure diseases, and
every other ailment. All he had was his own positive will power
to fight his physical condition. That’s all any of us have, just this