Tanna Page #3

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Mikum, it's time for our tribes

to resume exchanging brides.

Lingai's eldest daughter, Wawa,

has just become a woman.

Take her as a bride.

Come back. Dain.

I accept your offer of the bride.

Her husband will be my son Kapan Cook.

Bring her in two days and we'll

give you a bride from our tribe.

I told you to get Wawa to help us

collect shells for her bridal necklace.

I don't know where she is.

Is Wawa still playing around with Dain?

Something tells me she might be.

Yowayin, watch your daughter.

She's going to the Imedin tomorrow.

She doesn't want to go to the Imedin.

Wawa!

Wawa, where have you been?

What are you doing out here?

Dain. Dain. Dain.

You were alone with him?

I'm not going to the Imedin.

This is not on you to decide.

You're coming with us.

I won't go!

Wawa, listen, you are getting married.

I want to choose who I marry.

This is not about you,

it's about all of us.

Do you understand?

Yowayin, I warned you this would happen.

Why haven't you raised her properly?

I need your help now.

I'm speaking from my heart.

Where do these ideas come from?

If you follow your heart,

the Imedin will take revenge.

It will be bad for all of us.

Wawa, we understand you.

We've all experienced what you're feeling.

My marriage was arranged,

like everyone's was.

I respected my parents

and I've been here a long time.

I've never had any regrets.

If you disobey us,

your life will be miserable.

That's settled.

Oh my girl Wawa,

you're going to the Imedin tomorrow.

You must say you agree

with your grandmother.

Go on, shout it out.

Tell us all you agree.

Look at me.

Look at me, Wawa.

Agree.

I can't go to the Imedin.

I slept with Dain

and they won't take me now.

Sit down.

I can't believe your stupidity!

Dain! What were you thinking?

Who do you think you are?

What gave you the right?

I promised Wawa to the Imedin

and you deliberately broke the agreement.

Very well.

You were the one who was going to

take my place one day.

But you've dishonoured us all.

You must leave.

Go to Yahul.

You're not welcome here anymore.

Now leave.

We don't have to tell the Imedin

what happened.

I know you don't accept

the chief's decision.

But I want to tell you

how important it is that you do.

Arranged marriage is

at the heart of Kastom.

Without these alliances,

we could not survive.

Here, I want to show you something.

You know Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip?

Their marriage was arranged too.

Did they love each other?

They respected their elders' decision.

It's true. Look...

their love gave them children.

His name is Charlie.

But how do you know

they really loved each other?

Here.

Remember when I went to their house

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