Totoka River sneak

Hokulani nodded. Storm was right, it didn't make sense to waste away while waiting for someone who might never show up.

For now. She responded, clearly optimistic. I have plans to go recruiting soon, I'm sure there's plenty of dispersals who need a home for the winter. Satisfied now that they were further inland, Hokulani began to dig a shallow pit to store the beaver.

Dispersals or not, Hokulani still planned to take numbers into her own hands. Children tended to stick around for a while, at least until they could handle themselves.