Several months went by. Lee’s fears seemed to have been for nothing, as it soon became apparent many women in the pueblo were expecting. There was much joy in the village and Tatanka and Lee were the recipients of many gifts. They became honored and respected figures.
Tatanka took his celebrity in stride, but for Lee it was one more thing that made him feel self-conscious. The public expressions of gratitude for something he did not feel he could take credit for made him feel uncomfortable. He thought often of the mountain lake he had discovered some time earlier, and had made several trips there to enjoy the solitude.
On one of his trips he had taken Sleeps with Dog. While there, he told him of the time when, on a mountain similar to this, he and Tatanka had met and fallen in love. He
