Charles Crow, the great-grandson of Jedadiah Crow, sat mesmerized by the story. He thought about the sword in his room and the shotgun. It was in this house, and in this very room where they had planned. “Uncle Bill, did Jed die from his wounds?”
“No, your grandpa was as tough as he was lucky. But the unseen wounds of battle nearly destroyed him. You see, your Great Grandpa Jed was born into a time of transition. He"d been raised by a mountain man and the Crow Indians. From the time he was just a boy to the battle with the pirates; your Great Grandpa Jed had been at war. They had to be hard, or they would die. Jed lived his adult life in a rapidly changing world. I think the battle made him take a look at himself. I think he was fearful of what he was, and of losing his new life with Mary
