Shaking his head, arms folded, a condescending grin on his face.
"Oh great, magnecent civilsation! And they say we are savages, Taniwha. But they can not even keep te Dead in te Stone Bed! You see where te sickness grow from?! You see why te Boat Men come to cut down our trees? Show Maui where Hero Seeker, show Taniwha te way. Will will put te Dead back to rest!"
Taniwha's tail begins twitching with excitement and purring as it kneads Maui's neck with his sharp claws, deeply enough to draw several lines of blood in his skin.