After leaving the fertile coral island of Namocka, Cook and Forster sail into volcanic mists and human silences. What begins as bounty ends in acid rain, and a year of new discoveries begins.
In June 1774, off the shores of present-day Tonga, the HMS Resolution glides between reefs and low coral islands, welcomed with fruit, laughter, and chants of “Wòa”—friend. But beneath the surface of peaceful trade, misunderstandings fester. One stolen hatchet becomes the spark for a violent clash, testing the limits of trust between Europeans and Polynesians.
