139:-A plot to invade Samoa & kidnap Queen Salamasina, was hatched bye her Maternal Uncle Ulualofaiga (of the Tu’itonga Dynasty) and his Samoan supporters, Who were also the assassinators of her Adoptive mothers husband. Soon This plot was discovered. Salamasina and her armies marched to Fagaloa Village to confront him. Before his armies could kidnap her she had already had reinforcements from each village coming in to defeat them. Warriors from the mountains came out calling with their conch shells and more came from the Sea in their War canoes, finally more Warriors came from the jungle & bush. With Ulualofaiga Surrounded, he drops down to his knees and prostrates himself towards the Queen, begging for her mercy & his life whilst Admitting pathetic defeat. Salamasina granted him mercy only because he was the brother of her biological Mother, Tongan Princess Vaetoefaga. She granted him mercy but he was never allowed to leave Samoa and never to go back home to Tonga. All of his men took running for the shores and got in their War Boats (Va’afusuaga) fleeing back to Tonga. The only 2 people that were not granted mercy were his two Samoan Advisers, And assassins of her late Adoptive father. She let her adoptive mother ‘Sooaemalelagi’ have her revenge on them. She would have both of them Burnt alive atop a hill for all to see.
78:). Vaetoefaga prompted the construction of the Tui Ā‘ana's "unofficial" residence (akin to a vacation home) near Vaialua in Nofoali‘i, A‘ana after being threatened by the families of Tamaalelagi's other wives. Vaetoefaga left Nu‘uausala (the Tui Ā‘ana's residence in Leulumoega) to seek refuge among her Tongan relatives who had settled in the villages allotted to her brother (Tamasese 2004:10). Her home was named Afeafe-o-Vaetoefaga ("refuge of Vaetoefaga") to commemorate this fearful time of persecution and conflict between the budding Tongan community and the established Samoan factions.
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