The answer made no sense to Hikiti. Brezans have been fighting for centuries against each other for tiny square patches of ground just to grow a single herb, not to mention hunting rights beyond the borders of Brez. Territories are obviously staked and made known between the Gangs. Encroachment meant a fight. If you wanted something in the other gang’s territory, you either challenged for it or traded for it. This Earther saying that the Olgog should allow Earthers to encroach their territories made no sense to him.
He knew and understood that this skirmish would cause further problems; sometimes, defeating the enemy gang only postponed bigger fights. What he wanted to know, and didn’t understand, was how to communicate better with the Earthers.
“Defeating gor doesn’t always solve problems. Got it. But if gor invades hunting grounds, hunting grounds must be defended. It is our way. So it doesn’t answer my question, how do we tell gor when they’re doing something wrong? They don’t understand our speech like you do. Most of us don’t understand or speak theirs, either. You keep saying we have to try harder, but how if we can’t even speak to each other?”