Like music. The words ring through Moana's head as if they were trying to remind her of something. She pushed the thought away and refocused on the story.

"Well, when the world was first born it was the goddess Te Fiti who gave life to all the islands. The power to give life was in her heart and there were those who sought her heart." She paused, interrupting her own story. "The heart is a stone." She had a few people ask her if it was a real heart when she'd arrived back in the village. "One of those who sought the heart was the Demi God Maui. Who was known as a shape shift, master of earth and sky, and a trickster. He stole the heart and Te Fiti crumbled. As Maui made his escape, he was attacked by the lava demon Te Kā, causing the heart to become lost in the ocean. Since then darkness has begun to spread, draining life from island after island." Moana paused and then continued.

"It's said that the ocean will choose someone and they will find Maui and force him to return the heart." She shifted carefully around Itiiti before continuing. "That's what I was doing. I found the heart. The ocean chose me, and so I went to find Maui. My island is dying." She couldn't hide the pain in her voice.

"Maui and I were heading towards Te Kā to return the heart and then I came back here."