About this story
That night, helping the lovers Ellen Wade and Paul Hover keep a secret meeting quiet, you're caught in the open by a Dakota war party under Mahtoree, who has found the sleeping camp without any help from you. The chapter ends with warriors crawling toward the family's horses while you, disarmed, can only hope no one wakes too late.
How it opens
An autumn wagon train crossed the open grass where your old eyes had expected solitude.
Ishmael BushWe seek ground for one night's camp, trapper, not a sermon on who owns the horizon.
His sons guarded the foremost wagon more closely than the livestock or tools.
Esther BushChildren need water and shelter before men debate titles to empty land.
Choose
Point out a rise above the stream and explain the signs of previous flooding.
Recommend stopping short of the water until the surrounding grass is searched.