Sundiata an epic of old mali

I suppose this depends on how you interpret the character. Sogolon returns to find her son "blandly eating," and she strikes him. He presses her for an explanation, and when she tells him of the insult leveled against her by Sassouma Bérété, he tells her "Cheer up…I am going to walk today." He asks her to visit the former king's smiths and ask for the heaviest iron rod they can make. He also asks if she wants simply baobab leaves or the entire tree. She says the insult would best be negated by the entire tree delivered to her hut. He then sits and continues to eat, as though nothing has happened. When they hear Sassouma Bérété laughing outside again in mockery of them, Sogolon returns to crying and Sundiata sits alone outside. "What was he thinking about? He alone knew."