Lenore, as the mayor of Sangha Town, had invited a bunch of educated second-generation tribespeople to form a negotiation team, which had been wrangling with the French trade delegation for quite some time.
In fact, both sides were aware that until Boss Joe formally nodded his approval, the negotiations on the surface were merely a formality.
The process of negotiations was basically one where you ask for the sky, I spray you with a 'wishful thinking' then storm off, and we start over the next day.
This time it's my turn to present an outrageous proposal, and then you mock me with a few 'out of your mind' before walking out in protest, and after we've eaten and drunk our fill, someone sends a message to talk, and we all sit down to continue the discussion.
These second-generation students may be good for nothing, but they did have one advantage — Africa's brothers were not at all afraid of France.
