Trip to volcano island
Part two
I immediately asked for permission to explore the island
But one of the elders tells me I will need permission from the Chief so I respectful request for a meeting with the Chief of the tribe so I was allowed to see the Chief who happened to be a woman and last remaining member of the warrior clan I was asked to sit facing the Chief and bow as a sign of respect so the Chief tells me" I am hakto nela Chief of the smoke nepelang tribe so I ask if I can be allowed to visit some of other parts of the island and the other parts of structure we were in I was told only if I am accompanied by one of the tribe members so I happily agreed to the terms .
So as I was led outside to the other inner parts of the building and I got to see some of older artwork and writings of the tribe.
As we got outside I immediately wanted to visit one of the nearby cave systems so as we got closer to the mouth of the cave i lost my footing and slipped into a crack in the side of the cave unfortunately the tribe member who escorted me was too old to come down and get me out so he tells me he is going to get help, so now I was trapped and lost in a part of the cave and I had no way of understanding how to get out. But as I walk around checking to see if I can find a safe way out I see painted art all over the Walls of the cave but somewhat more primitive in style than the the building in the middle of the island. As hours passed and I am still wondering about a way to get out of the cave I finally get rescued from two of the elders and some of warriors,
But I was so exhausted that I must have blacked out when I become conscious of my surroundings and realized that I was with one of their healers and a tent away from the tribe, I tried to get up but I was too week to do so because I had no food or water in the cave I was trapped in so dehydration seemed to be one of my problems but as I saw the healer coming over to help me I grabbed her arms and tried to pull myself up but she told me to be still and rest that she would take care of me she brought me a hot water like liquid and told me to drink slowly as I drank it I felt more alert and strong, I had noticed that she had European facial features so I just ask her why she stayed away from the rest of the tribe she explained "her people are slaves to the nepelang people.
And that they had come to this island hundreds of years ago on ships exploring the island but my people got greedy when they saw the gold on the island they tried to take it for themselves but the nepelang people tried to stop them, when my people first arrived on the first day, the tribe's chief at the time sent a small child with flowers to meet them to see if to see if they had come in peace but they pulled out weapons and killed one of the tribe's people and and small avoidable war started it got worse when my people saw all the gold on the structures and different part of island and they tried the take it by force many people lost their lives on both sides
The gold was very important to the tribe and they used it in the building of their homes but eventually and my people lost we were asked to help the tribe as punishment for starting the conflict, but my people my refused and were turned into slaves we had medicine and were forced to treat the tribes people we thought them to speak our language as a way of communicating with each other more freely and that is the way it has been for all these generations as told to me by my parents and grandparents they don't treat us badly anymore and we interact with them peacefully but we are still not allowed to live with them"
So I asked if she had a name she said her name was Lisa
So I decided to stay with Lisa for some time after all my crew was safe back with the tribes people
As she treated me and I got better we spent some of the time getting to know each other we exchanged stories and enjoyed each others company but I wanted to see more of island and she agreed to help me to learned as much as i can she took me to every major point on the island days later we eventually are joined by my crew and we took samples and pictures of everything except for the people as a way of we agreed to keep the fact that they are living on the island a secret.
So i requested to see the Chief and I was allowed to see her again so I asked her respectfully if she would consider allowing the people of the healer and his people to live together she answered me and said and that the mistakes of the passed generations should be left in the pass and that she saw nothing wrong with mixing the two peoples. So the people of the healer Lisa who lived in caves on other side of island came and started to live with the nepelang people in peaceful dwellings for the first time,we had spent over a month with this newly created tribe the Chief now says to all the tribe will forever be known as the free nepelang and together they will build a strong and new tribe.
So as it was time for me and small crew to leave the island I asked Lisa if she would come with us to see some of the outside world beyond but she declined the offer explaining she was the only healer left of her people as was her mother and grandmother before her she kissed me on the cheeks smiled and thanked me for making her life so lively the passed few days.
As we are about to leave we are given food and a type of local wine of the tribe for our trip by the Chief, the Chief tells me we are welcomed to island anytime as long as it is just me and my crew. and we agreed.
so as we say our goodbyes to the island and it's people and as we walk to our boat I know to myself that we will never forget the memories we made.
As we set off to the boat ready to head out to sea we heard a voice shouting from the island only to turnaround and see Lisa running towards us grasping for breath she explains to me how she given
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