Author Notes: 8/11/14 I've been playing through AC III lately and I'm infatuated with the romance of the frontier and the Native Indian tribes that made their living in the wilderness. I won't forget Ezio, I promise xoxo
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Summary: Ever since the Lenape tribe were forced off their land by the redcoats, Kitane could not find peace within herself until she had the head of the man responsible; Haytham Kenway. Connor K. / OC
Vengeance Guides Us
I: Prologue
The steely gaze of the Lenni Lenape Chief did not falter throughout the entire meeting with Kitane and the tribe's council. His deep brown eyes rested on her while he listened to her words cut through his people's belief and the fierceness of her tone displayed that she was no longer a child of the clan, but a woman. His soul sighed, Chief Hassun knew this day would one day come when the 'red devils' made their presence known.
"It is prohibited to allow our people to leave the safety of our eyes!" Elder Askook voiced his disagreement passionately, swatting his open palm on the ground beneath him in frustration towards Kitane. His grayed, bushy brows furrowed as he turned towards Chief Hassun, "Do you not agree, my Chief?"
All the eyes in the grand hut rested on the Chief, including Kitane, to hear the final verdict on the matter. She matched the intense, fixed stare he gave her with her own azure eyes, fearlessly. Looking at her from across the large fire pit in the center of the room, the milky-white of her skin, the freckles that adorned her shoulders, chest and cheeks gave him bittersweet flashbacks of her mother that appeared in the forefront of his mind – accidentally dragging on the moment longer than he intended.
Finally, he spoke, "As a Chief, I agree with the Elders decision; it is dangerous to be roaming the lands that is being swallowed whole by the red devil's ambition." Kitane's cerulean eyes flared in anger as she bit her lip to refrain from speaking rashly to the Chief. He only hoped he would not come to regret his decision, "As a father, I know I cannot restrain my daughter in what she believes in. A caged bird only sings with sorrow. I am Chief Hassun, I acknowledge Kitane and give her permission to come and go as she wills. Bring us the vengeance your blade seeks, for our tribe and those who returned to the Great Mother too soon."
Author Notes: Translation of the Native American Algonquin names used goes as following: Kitane – Big River; (Chief) Hassun – Stone; (Elder) Askook - Snake.