<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/MRrZSkK.jpg)</div><br/>"No. Thank you for all you have done,<br/>"Thank you Ke Aliʻi Wahine Kalfoxx, and all of you. Up to this point, Ponipua had been quiet and thoughtful, even as each commented. The only real response she had, other than continued expressions of serene gratitude was to Sam - a reply which betrayed her actual feelings of distress. "The issue is not whether this Dalton should hurt me in pursuit of his claim - it is that should he succeed, he shall, through his acts on My Land, damage me far more than any mere physical violence could. That is truly what is at stake. It would be nice if he could be convinced to relent. Inasmuch as I have attempted, however, his subordinates have seemed uninterested in compromise, and, truth be told, given the nature of my connection to My Land, there is little in the way of compromise I could offer. It is... a desperate situation."