“I think that Tahu (Ta-hoo) has got you feeling a little too big for your britches, boy.”

(Sarcastic to unfazed) “Hello there, sunshi—How disappointing.”

“So you can take a hit, bravo. But you would think the
daughter of the ‘Almighty High Mother’ would be able to do some damage.”

“Well since the gato’s outta the bag, I’ve got a proposition
for ya darling. If you can get one solid hit
in, I’ll leave the village alone for now. Deal?”

“I’ll remove the curses on your flares when you earn your
wings. You and the kid both. Malphas, lead the
creatures back to our land. We’re done here.”

“Now Eve won’t be
ashamed to call you her kid. Hope to see you around
more.”