Many Horses 8

How could she stay with the crow?? Kills Many couldn't understand how she would choose to remain among a filthy degraded people. Nothing would convince her otherwise, he had tried. Nothing could have prepared him for seeing the baby but he would have accepted it just to have her back. She cared a great deal for this man, that was clear.

He had left the same way that he had come in and by some miracle hadn't been seen by those that watched the outer perimeters of the camp. Later on that day he spotted her father and brothers waiting patiently, assuming that she would be with him.

"where is she?" Long Run the eldest of her brothers demanded

"she would not come with me"

"has she forgotten who her people are?" Long Run shouted "we will have to go in tonight and take her"

"there is a child and she is content" Kills Many continued "if you take her I will not be a part of it"

These words from Kills Many surprised everyone who watched as he simply rode on.

"it cannot end like this, we cannot just let her go"

"if Kills Many thought she was in any danger or was being mistreated, he would speak the same words you are" Her father said plainly "he would not leave her if she was not happy"

"you would just allow this?"

"I do not like this but I will allow it" He said turning to follow Kills Many. The others followed without a word and only after they were well out of sight did Walks Far move. He had been mere feet from them the entire time and had listened to everything that was said. It could be that they had seen him and had said everything for his benefit though such was not likely. He would be careful though.