The Lali being defeated, the next question with the Ammi was what to do with them. Pounder proposed that they follow them up and kill them all. Oko seconded this, so far as to follow them up, but suggested that instead of killing them, they simply take what they have, and let them go; for his idea of war was robbery.
“Whether they be dead or not,” he said, “does not matter provided we have their booty.”
Koree having obtained Sosee, the object for which he went to the war, was willing to abandon the conflict, and return home without anything else.
“There is nothing to fight for now,” he said; “and nothing that we can get here will be as good as what we can enjoy at home.”
Sosee seconded this proposal, having learned to love the Lali notwithstanding her captivity among them; and she did not wish to add to their distress.
“And let us go quickly,” she said, “or Oboo and Ilo will find means of attacking us again.”
This suggestion about his rivals confirmed Koree in his conviction that it was best to return home.
After further consultation it was finally agreed to return at once to Cocoanut Hill.