Turning her gaze to Aleazm, she said, "I don't know how terrifying it was to potentially have someone as powerful as the chief suddenly appear when you had taken more youngsters with you than usual." These words made everyone look at Waka, as he was the one who suggested it. He looked to the side to avoid Aleazm's glare, thinking, 'This is terrifying.'
Turning her gaze back to Aleazm, she continued, "Well, at the time, most of us thought it was a good idea, even though you objected. Our vote outnumbered yours. No one expected this sudden appearance, this was the first time in a very long time that this has occurred, the last sighting or sensing of another living creature on the surface happened before our grandparents were even born." She paused and then asked, 'Do you have something to add?'
She questioned Waka, and from the annoyed gaze he was giving her, it was clear that he did. 'You called us cannon fodder,' Waka said.
'What?'
"You called us cannon fodder, but we are not cannon fodder," he repeated. Laughter erupted throughout the assembly, with everyone except Waka, even Kedi struggling to hold back her amusement.
"Are you children not mere fodder in front of the Chief?" Kedi began, trying to regain her composure.
"We are not fodder, and we are not children. If we were to unite, we would defeat the Chief!" Waka shouted defiantly.
"Wow, so you actually believe that you could defeat me?" the Chief responded, though his smiling face didn't truly reflect a genuine smile.
"Ugh… not alone, of course, but if just if all the youth were to face you, there is no way we would lose" Waka stated confidently
"That's just cute" Toko said prompting another round of laughter from the assembly
"Wait, wait, wait, so you all believe, if we, like all the youths in this village including those in both the defense and retrieval division we would lose against the Chief, with all our combined strength, you know I am a youth has well right"
"Yes we know, Waka, your generation has produced a lot more powerful youngster than we thought but you all still no match for the chief, you might beat us the Generals but that is only a "might" even with all your combined strength but the Chief, you would without a doubt lose " Joheki said