The offer

On their first morning with their new tribe, the siblings are just getting up after a nice breakfast, when suddenly some guy approaches them.

Hey, you're new here!
Uhm...
The chief...
He'd like to speak to you.
Can you please...?

Oh, sure. I'll have to tell him how thankful I am to be here.

Then... just follow me.

Sure!

They follow the guy to a tent.
Then he leaves them.
Guards are standing in front of it, but they let them in.
The boy is sure, this must be the catch about this.

It's not as huge as the other tents are, but it still feels large because there's not much inside.
And directly in front of them on the other side of the tent, there's a strong looking guy facing them sitting in a chair covered by fur.

Hey, so... you're the chief here?

I am. I hope you like it here.

It's really nice. Thanks for helping us. I don't know what would have happened to us without your help.

I might not have been there anymore.

The boy is surprised. It's what he was thinking...

It's not a problem. We always like to help.

Can we do anything in exchange for you?

That's why you had to come.
As a chief I want to know all of the tribe members.
Especially young girls like her.
So are you willing to borrow her to me?
Of course you could also give her to me completely and give up ownership of her.

I don't want to give her away. She's my sister.
But without you, she would be...
I think it's okay, what do you think?

Yeah, I just have to stay with him for a while, right?

You get it! You'd just spend some time with me.
No need to worry about anything. It will be fun.

And I can have her back anytime?

If you really need to see her, I can give her back.
But I'd like to have at least a few hours with her.
I also wouldn't mind if she stays for multiple days.
I'd even prefer if you never want her back.
But when I'm busy with her, you might have to wait for a while.

Okay...
But what does that mean? What will you-

Oh, and I forgot!
In exchange, I'll gladly give you one of my girls.
You can do anything with her. As long as you don't harm her of course.
And don't worry, I don't talk about borrowing you one of my partners.
She's still a virgin.

The boy wonders why he tells him that.
Is he meant to have her as a partner, too?
To be honest, that sounds exciting.

Okay, we have a deal. You can have my sister, and I get one of your girls.

I knew you would be fine with it.

The girl looks insecure at her brother.

But you have to treat her well.

Of course I will. Don't worry about that.
I also expect you to treat my girl well.

She has to agree to everything you do.
If you aren't sure, rather ask her, okay?
Whatever you do, always be gentle to her.

You demand a lot of your savior.
But she's your sister, and probably the only person you care about, so I get it.
But you don't have to worry anyway. I'm always nice to girls.

So can we leave now?

Sure, you can leave now. Your sister will stay of course.

Already? I don't think I'm ready for it.

I'll also get a girl for you.

The chief calls "Alina!" a few times.

After a while, a shy looking girl enters the tent through an entry behind him.

That's my daughter Alina. She's yours now. Have fun with her!

Alina immediately runs toward the boy and quickly hugs him.
The boy is excited.

Thanks. I'll take care of her well.

I'm sure, she'll also take good care of you.

He laughs.

So you'll be fine, sister?

The girl nods. She doesn't seem convinced. But she never left her brother for a longer time.
Especially not in an unfamiliar place.

The boy cautiously moves away, leaving his sister there.

He still watches the chief making signs to his sister to come, and he still sees her already sitting on his lap.

Outside of the tent with Alina he wonders if he did the right thing.
But then he looks at Alina and is happy about how cute she is.
Maybe he should just relax and enjoy the day with her.