Scarlet Plume, Second Edition
“They were urgent. A young boy’s voice in a strange tongue called to her again and again. “Woman With The Sunned Hair, arise. The time has come to hurry.”
Judith opened her eyes. It was Two Two. His earnest Indian face almost touched hers nose to nose. He was weeping over her.
“Where?” she whispered.
“Come. Hurry. The camp removes to another place. My father has said.”
Judith sat up. The rose of a lingering sunset tinged the grass and the trees. The sky above bloomed with a luminous pink. Everyt...hing seemed to have been rinsed in warm blood.
“Come.” Two Two took her by the hand and helped her to her feet.
It was as if Two Two were breaking her out of a cast of ice. Her whole skull still cracked with the terrible headache. She also felt beaten deep in the seat. Someone must have kicked her many times while she lay unconscious.
“You must hurry. The great wagon-guns come and they will kill us.” Two Two tugged at her hands.
Dazed, Judith stumbled along beside Two Two. She saw Whitebone riding ahead.MoreLess
Judith opened her eyes. It was Two Two. His earnest Indian face almost touched hers nose to nose. He was weeping over her.
“Where?” she whispered.
“Come. Hurry. The camp removes to another place. My father has said.”
Judith sat up. The rose of a lingering sunset tinged the grass and the trees. The sky above bloomed with a luminous pink. Everyt...hing seemed to have been rinsed in warm blood.
“Come.” Two Two took her by the hand and helped her to her feet.
It was as if Two Two were breaking her out of a cast of ice. Her whole skull still cracked with the terrible headache. She also felt beaten deep in the seat. Someone must have kicked her many times while she lay unconscious.
“You must hurry. The great wagon-guns come and they will kill us.” Two Two tugged at her hands.
Dazed, Judith stumbled along beside Two Two. She saw Whitebone riding ahead.MoreLess
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