Chapter 59: UNRELENTING TEARS

We do not have much time,” Chief Red Hawk leaned back. “I hope to lead my men on the warpath before the new moon. The winter winds will be upon us soon and the French are on our rivers. This is the time to strike.”

Chief Long Knife was thankful he had stalled in his answer. He had no quarrel with the French. In fact, the opposite was true. He owed them a debt of gratitude for introducing him to his new God. Without Brebeuf… Chief Long Knife’s jaw hardened at the thought. The need to avenge his friend’s death still lay beneath the surface.

“My wife was taken from me while I was leading my men on a hunting trip. She was great with children and I have not found her or my son since the raid.” Chief Long Knife left out the fact it was this man’s people who had taken his bride. “My baby with my new wife is not yet seven moons old. I will not leave the women and children unprotected again to fight the French.”