The Ashanti and the white men shackle Amari and the remaining villagers, all young people, and force them to march. Amari and Kwasi try to run, but an Ashanti spears Kwasi. Then, disaster strikes: the white men begin shooting and Ashanti warriors club down women and children. Amari thinks that they look dangerous, but she throws herself into preparations, listens happily to Father’s ceremonial story, and enjoys the drumming. The village prepares for a celebration as the white men and Ashanti warriors arrive. Mother scolds Amari for being concerned about the visitors she says it’s uncivilized to judge people on looks. Amari relays this to Mother and her friend Esi. Besa approaches and greets Amari warmly but says he’s concerned-he saw men with light skin coming to the village. Kwasi teases Amari that her fiancé, Besa, is coming, and then he runs back to their village. Fifteen-year-old Amari laughs as her little brother, Kwasi, plays in a coconut tree.
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