Chapter 18I spent an uneasy night. Nothing else untoward had happened yesterday except the military patrol passed on the south bank of the crick late in the afternoon on its way back to the fort. I saw no evidence of casualties, so it was unlikely they had caught up with Wolf and his warriors.
As I walked back to the house for something to eat after early chores, I stood on the porch, as was my custom, to sweep the landscape with my gaze. In these times, it was better to be aware of what was going on lest something nasty catches you unawares by the seat of the pants. Sapa lay with his chin on his paws, so nothing was alarming my sentry. But just before I turned into the house, I caught a flash of light well out onto the prairie. Immediately, Otter came to mind. Just before they came for h
