Dakota
Traveling directly south, the trio inevitably arrived at the Sioux nation border, which, while obviously protected and patrolled, had no barrier, wall, or any other physical partition. Still, a brand-new sign on the road denoted that they were entering permanent Sioux territory and could expect to be stopped. Sure enough, they weren’t a quarter mile in before two pickup trucks and a handful of mounted riders came to “greet” them.
Men and women were nearly equally represented in the group, and they wore a mix of modern attire and traditional garb, accented with whatever they deemed necessary for their respective jobs. Right away, they apparently decided that far too many defenders had been summoned, so one of the vehicles and two of the horses slowly left the scene. The remaining r
