 Te Kaumarokura told him a half-truth; Moenau had 'fallen' into a cave at Makatea, and had not been slain.Te Aukura did not wish to go with him, which Ruatapu respected, saying that if he left the island, Moenau's name and lineage would be forgotten there.Three days after leaving the island, Ruatapu finally met a fisherman who told him the truth of Moenau's death, as every other person on the island had been afraid of him.