What concepts in the Sawi culture intrigued you?

I truly found the practices with the peace child intriguing. When you look at their culture, and how they value treachery, it is truly a wonder that a peace child does any good. The fact that they would trust each other enough with one of their own children, and that both villages would respect the offer for peace is truly amazing. In the story, after the peace children were exchanged, they seemed to lose the will to fight. However, at one point, a pig was killed, and some people went to try to fight about it, but one man, pleading on the peace child, managed to subdue several other men. It just seems almost like a miracle that it even works. You would think that such a savage culture would have no respect what so ever, and wouldn't even bother to care about the peace child. Yet, here, they clearly respect the peace child like they would no other. I can only think that this part of their culture was implanted from the very beginning, possibly even before they were treacherous. Because if it hadn't, then they would have nowhere near as much respect for the peace child as they do now.