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Quote #10
The vlei people were her real family. She didn't lure them out there: they came willingly. She bullied and exploited them, but to the mournful, unwanted vlei people she represented home. (39.19)
As Tendai looks at the She Elephant from the mhondoro's eyes, he gets a new perspective on the strange lady. She's not some raging, demented kidnapper; the people who work with her are like her family. It different than a typical family with parents and kids, but they are family nonetheless.