A rush of excitement washed through Onewa like a tidal wave. A grin formed on his soaking wet face, and he said cheerily. "Well, that's the first bit of good news I've heard all day. This could turn out better than I thought!" He glanced over at Whenua, still grinning. However, he noticed that his Brother held an expression of deep concern. "…what's the matter, Whenua?" The Toa of Earth didn't respond to him, but instead, he looked to Nokama and asked, his tone calm, but notably trying to conceal worry.
"Where is she right now? Shouldn't she be with you?" Nokama shook her head.
"She's with her mother and two sisters right now, in the Great Temple. She was adamant about staying with her family, and to be plain, I think it might be better for all four of them if they were together. For now in any case." Onewa noticed that Whenua's face went several shades paler.
"Nokama, are you out of your mind?" He asked with alarm. "If they're all together, the four of them are in severe danger!" The nineteen year old looked highly startled at the Toa of Earth's mild outburst. She was trying to find the words to say, but was having trouble doing so. Thus, Onewa spoke up.
"And how do you know that, Whenua? Personally I think having them together is a good idea. Safety is in numbers, even for the Matoran. Besides, this is the Great Temple we're talking about. Any Makuta who would even try to assault the Temple would get obliterated before they even got in the door." Whenua rounded on him next, quite obviously still worried about the scenario.
"She'd be safer with a Toa, Onewa. Matoran can't fight like the Toa do, can't defend themselves like the Toa can…and yes, there is some shelter in the Great Temple, but it can still be destroyed. Don't either of you see why this is such a big deal? Leaving that girl where you did was a huge mistake!" It seemed as though Nokama was fed up, because she responded, her tone mildly acidic.
"Considering the fact that you just lost the child that you were supposed to bring here, you have no right to be snapping at me. Another reason I left her at the Great Temple was so it wouldn't attract attention that we didn't need. Attention that could've landed Gali in the same position as the boy who was stolen from you. So, with that in mind, are you finally done?" Whenua went quiet as Nokama said this, and Onewa mentally grinned, knowing that the sixteen year old Archivist was not only out-smarted by the female Toa's words, but also silenced by them.
"Anyways," He commented, managing to conceal a grin. "We should try to find that Onua kid before something really bad happens…such as Nuju finding out and beating the daylights out of us." Nokama shook her head.
"Bad idea." She said, her tone holding a mildly wise edge. "Leaving the Great Temple now is very dangerous, especially with two of those 'watch for' children holed up inside." Whenua blinked, looking a little surprised as Onewa asked.
"Two? You failed to mention that one. Who's the other one?" Nokama sighed quietly, almost as though this other child was quite a handful.
"A Ta-Matoran boy named Tahu. He's…a bit different. And maybe a bit like Matau…" Whenua grimaced.
"I hope you mean the determined part of Matau and not the-" Nokama cut him off.
"No, no…I mean THAT part of Matau…to put it plainly, this boy is a bit of a brat. But, perhaps he will change." Onewa rolled his eyes.
"You said that about Matau when you first met him, Sister. And there hasn't been any changes at all." Whenua decided to end the conversation.
"Well, why don't we just go to the Great Temple instead of just talking about it. We're not accomplishing anything by just standing here." The other two Toa nodded in agreement, and together, the threesome headed off…
Unaware that they were being followed.