Up ahead she saw Tenskwatawa standing alone and decided to join him, but did not wish to give away what she had seen last night. Hearing her behind him, he said, “Each day I wish that I were not in this body any longer. I miss my own.”
Renée knew not how to respond to that. “Can you not just go back to your own?”
“I would have by now if I could.” He rubbed his hands together to take a bit of the chill out from them. “But let’s not waste time thinking of what can’t be.” He turned his attention to Mrs. Radley playing with one of the young Shawnee children. “We need to go soon in case there are more American troops in the area. We could be sought after.”
Renée rubbed her arms to warm herself. “Yes, we should.”
Tenskwatawa coughed nervously and then ran his fingers through his thick hair.
