At the Monster Slaying's end, the Hero Twins confronted Old Age, Poverty, Hunger, Cold Woman, and Sleep — beings that could not be killed, for each argued its necessity: without aging there is no wisdom, without want there is no striving, without cold there is no season, without sleep there is no rest.
Monster Slayer and Born for Water confronted Sleep after slaying the great monsters, but spared her when she argued that without rest, people could not heal or receive dream guidance from the Holy People.
Healing ceremonies performed by hatałii require sleep for their effects to take hold. The aftermath of ceremony involves rest, during which the body and spirit do the essential work of restoration.
Sleep and Hunger were both spared by the Hero Twins. While Hunger drives the need for sustenance, Sleep provides the rest that allows the body to process nourishment and restore itself.
Sleep and Old-Age were both spared by the Hero Twins as necessary conditions of mortal life. Together they represent the rhythm of human existence — activity yielding to rest, youth yielding to age.
Sleep and Poverty were both spared by the Hero Twins as unavoidable conditions of mortal existence. Each serves a function in maintaining the balance that makes human life meaningful.
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