Chapter Eighteen
Love’s CallJonathan lay long in the grip of the illness brought on by his wound. After a few days, infection set in and there followed exhausting days in fever and delirium. White Deer made him as comfortable as she could and nursed him day and night. A week after his attempted escape, Jonathan reached a crisis in the night. Wingenund came with the medicine man and they examined Jonathan with grim faces. Wingenund went aside with White Deer. “He should have died two days ago, and except for your care and his great physical strength, he would have. I will leave the medicine man here for the night. He will call upon the Misinkhalikan, the Mask Spirit, and ask for power to heal Black Eagle. If your husband lives until morning it will be wapanacheen, a good morning, because h
