As soon as noon hit, I decided to talk with the tribe's elders. Most ignored me as I ask and plead for answers. Some just do not notice my waving hands and my worried face. Finally someone noticed me. To bad for me, it was the tribe's leader.

"You wish to leave the tribe to find your brother?" The elder vai asked me. She waves her cane at me as I nod. "I never heard of someone wanting to go out. Nevertheless, wanting to go out looking for something. You must be a very silly vai."

I sigh and shake my head. "You must understand. He is the only person I have left." I sign to her quickly. "I have to find him. Even if it may hurt me, I have to." I slowly lower my hands as she turns around to go back inside her house.

"Find yourself a shield, a sword, and a horse. Once you have all three of those, come see me." The elder chuckles. "Find all those and prove you can use them." Then she slams her door shut in my face.

The first two should be easy. I know where to find those and how to use them. I know where to find a horse but I just never rode a horse before. I should worry about the shield and sword first though.

I may need to get some more money before I get anywhere. I saw yesterday the sword was forty rupees and I only have twenty on me right now. The shield above the fireplace should work. So no rupees for that. I think if I give the voes at the farm twenty, they can teach me how to ride a horse. That is about sixty rupees.

I begin to pull my hip length hair into a bun as I think. I could as the people for jobs to get more money. I could sneak into the money room to take a few but my moral code finds it wrong. I could smash some pots in my house. Koma hides rupees from me when something interesting comes in. He just doesn't hide them well enough.

I smirk and rush back home. Pots cover the walls of our small hut. The house splits into three rooms; my room, Koma's, and the living room. The living room has most of the pots but the one with the most money is in Koma's room. My room has no pots and my twenty in chest.

I'm sorry Koma. Your beautiful pots are being broken.

I repeatedly pick up pots and smash them on the ground. My hands could not fit into the pots and I was getting upset before I smashed one. I wonder how he got the rupees into the pots to begin with. I find myself smiling as I smash the pots over and over.

After getting everything together, I found myself with only thirty rupees and my shield. I guess I can talk to the voes about the horse. Maybe Fro and Tink would give me a discount for willing to work with them and doing most of their work. I could promise to stay after and close up today.

Sighing, I go back to the sword. Forty rupees are needed. I cannot find a way without letting people know I need money now. I can find some people willing to fork over a few. Kia with her pigs, Ola with the grass, and Py with his cuccos. What I normally do when I am low on cash.

I hook the shield to my back before dumping the rupees in my money bag on my hip. I guess I am going to do a few dirty jobs before I can find you bro. Hope you can wait a bit.