Shadow Walker
“Dawn joined the women and children, who trudged along on foot. The men hunted game to supplement their diet of pemmican and other dried food that had been prepared in advance of their journey. The weather remained unsettled and capricious. One day dawned cold and dry and the next warm and wet with the promise of spring. They band of travelers awoke to frost and newly fallen snow on more than one occasion.
They reached the Powder River four weeks after they had left the Red Cloud Agency. Because the horses were weary, Running Elk called a two-day halt, and they raised their tipis on the bank of the river. Dawn was so travel-weary she was incapable of moving. She stared at the dismantled tipi and wondered how she was going to manage. Knowing that Spring Rain and Sun In The Face were as tired as she, she didn’t have the heart to ask for help.
Shadow Walker appeared at her side, his voice rough with concern. “Are you all right?”
“I’m tired, but so is everyone else.”
“They’re used to this,... you’re not.MoreLess
They reached the Powder River four weeks after they had left the Red Cloud Agency. Because the horses were weary, Running Elk called a two-day halt, and they raised their tipis on the bank of the river. Dawn was so travel-weary she was incapable of moving. She stared at the dismantled tipi and wondered how she was going to manage. Knowing that Spring Rain and Sun In The Face were as tired as she, she didn’t have the heart to ask for help.
Shadow Walker appeared at her side, his voice rough with concern. “Are you all right?”
“I’m tired, but so is everyone else.”
“They’re used to this,... you’re not.MoreLess
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