Necessary Steps Toward Revenge

"No, never mind," Hayne shook off whatever he was going to say, taking a deep breath. 

"The past shouldn't matter more than the present," he muttered softly.

"Anyway, Nanaki," he continued. "If we don't act now, the peace we want—the peace we're trying to build, all of it will come crumbling to the ground. You have to understand that all of us here would want nothing more than to live peacefully and quietly. However, our past doesn't yet allow that," he explained. 

"That is why," he continued, "let's try to do the best we can. We are not abandoning one another, no, we'll come together again."

Nanaki's quiet face that held a hint of sadness, bloomed with approval, nodding softly at Hayne in agreement.

"Anyways, that's that," Hayne said. "Let's all return to the living room, I have something for you all."

As they all walked to the living room, Hayne made a turn, going into one of the rooms while others sat on the couch, waiting for him.