Relief floods Dyami when he hears the bird whistle knowing that he is way outside his depth and is glad the elders sent his sister to help.  He suddenly realizes Mae has appeared by his side even before he had returned the signal.  Smiling he turns to his sister, “I never could hide from you could I sister.” Moving one hand to her lips before she can answer as one of the survivors runs past their hiding spot shouting out to two other survivors lying down in the sand.<br/><br/>Dyami turns to Mae starring hard. “You don’t have instructions form the council do you…No...Because dad didn’t send you did he?  He’s going to give me an earful.”  He sighs resigning himself to the lecture he knows is coming.  “But how did you know?” he asks. “Wait let me guess. Tao.  Tao told you everything.”  Laughing softly and smiling.  “You know,” he asks, “we’re going to have to adopt that brat at the rate he follows your lead.” Smiling “All the same Mae, I'm glad you’re here.”<br/><br/>Dyami takes his knife scoring another line in a stick as another survivor arrives on the beach.  “I don’t know Mae, I don’t know if they’ll make it.  They don’t look like much. But I have seen worse.”  Growing serious again with an edge in his voice; “I can understand they’re words, they are human like us.  I don’t think they mean us harm and as such we are not going to kill them all simply for landing on our beach.” Taking a deep breath before continuing, “But all the same, they are not allowed near our village.  They can explore the island but until we trust them, as a tribe, we do not let them anywhere near the village.”  Looking into Mae’s eyes, “do you understand me Mae?”<br/><br/>