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What woman has ever been proof against such a plea from the man she loves? Even if it means betraying all she holds dear. Every daughter must leave her father's house sometime. I never dreamt it would be like this.
This captures Nahautu’s deep emotional conflict and the intense sacrifice she faces.
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"I didn't think dragons were part of your, er, cultural tradition," he said. "Your people have chosen to follow African and Native American ways, right?
The tension between the Earth-dwellers and the sky-people, emphasizing the cultural disconnect and the importance of not making assumptions about others’ beliefs and practices. It also suggests that Nahautu’s culture is more complex and nuanced than the sky man realizes.
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I was a child when the sky changed. I can still remember days when it was endlessly blue, the clouds passive and gentle. The change occurred without warning: one morning we awoke and the sky was a pale, blushing rose
This part of the story marks a major turning point in Nahautu’s world, symbolizing the end of innocence and a new reality. The shift from a calm blue sky to an unexpected rose colored one suggests that big changes can hit without warning.
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