Whakarāpopototanga
I whanau a Valentin i roto i te whanau rangatira engari he tamaiti porekau. Heoi, i hokona atu ia e tona ake papa hei taurekareka i te wa i whakangaromia ai to ratou whenua, na te mate puhoi o Valentin i te hemokai. Engari ki tana ohorere, ka oho ake ia i mua i te wa i hokona ai ia hei taurekareka, mau pu ki nga maharatanga o tona oranga o mua.
Na te whakatau hou, ka whakaaro a Valentin i tetahi mahere taipitopito kia kaua e whakarereke i tana ake mutunga engari ki te whakarereke i te heke mai o te rangatiratanga katoa. "Kare au e pai ki te noho penei i tenei ao. Maku ano e hanga taku ake mate me to te emepaea!"
Hei whakaora i tona whenua, ka mau a Valentin hei hekeretari a te rangatira taniwha. Engari ko nga mea kei mua i a ia kaore i te mohiotia ...