Chapter 16: The Quest
Morgan was being led through the forest by the two elders who’d been with Great Eagle a few days earlier when Morgan and James had gone to visit the old shaman. As Great Eagle had instructed, Morgan had fasted and prayed for three days that his reasons for undertaking the quest would be pure. As a result, he felt he was going to be able to approach the quest in a way that would lead to a positive outcome for the clan, for him, and for James, as well.
James had walked with him on the first part of his journey. However, as they came to the hut where he’d met with James after his first meeting with Great Eagle the previous summer, the elders told James he could go no farther.
Morgan had hoped James would be allowed to accompany him. He and James had suggested the ques
