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It had been one month since had been Matthew came back to town to take over the care of his brother and sister a memorial service was being planned,but two days before the service Sully came back and convinced Matthew to hold off on any services until they knew for sure what happened to . Sully still held out hope that she might still be , thinking it was pointless to keep searching, had quit going on the search parties with in town,except for Brian,thought he was crazy to keep searching for Sully was Brian's hero and if Sully thought his ma was alive then that was good enough for him.
"!"Brian shouted as he ran from the clinic porch across the street to the mercantile."Sully said he needed some blankets and matches."he said as he finally reached the steps going into the mercantile.
"Alright boy,come with me."Loren said gruffly.
"Is that all you need?"Loren asked.
"Yeah,.Thanks."Brian said as he ran out of the mercantile and back to the clinic.
As Loren came out onto the porch of the mercantile,Grace and Robert E who had been listening on the porch to their conversation, while picking up some fresh fruit came over to Loren.
"There he goes again."Robert E said while he watched Sully get on his horse and ride away.
"He doesn't want to give up does"Grace said quietly.
"Well he's wasting his time."Loren stated,"Not to mention giving Brian false hope that he's going to find her"
"Who says it's false hope."Dorothy said as she was coming out of the mercantile after waiting on her last customer.
"Aw,Dorothy,everybody knows probably dead as a doornail"said Loren.
"Loren Bray!Of all the cruel things to say."Dorothy exclaimed shocked.
"He's 's going to make it harder for Brian to accept she's gone"Robert E said,grabbing Grace's hand as they walked back to the cafe.
"I know she was your friend Dorothy but you got to let her go too" Loren said as he walked back into the mercantile.
"I know."Dorothy said quietly,as she looked across the strret at the clinic expecting her best friend to come out of those doors and walk to her."I know."she said.
"Cloud Dancing!"Sully said did not expect to see his friend last time he had seen the medicine man was a month ago when he came back to town without Michaela.
Sully made a deal with Gen. Custer that he would tell him where to find the dog soldiers if he would let the Cheyanne go. Gen. Custer knew he would have more glory if he killed dog soldiers than old men,women and he readily agreed to the terms.
"Pehe'vevo'ona'o, my friend."Cloud Dancing said,worry wriiten across his features.
"Pehe'vevo'ona'o,my did ya' find me?"Sully wondered.
"The Spirits led me to say you will find the answers you seek once you quit looking"
"I won't stop looking!"Sully said stubbornly,"I have to find her"
"The Spirits showed me in a dream....A hawk carries her on."Cloud Dancing said.
"A hawk?"Sully questioned."This hawk was carrying her away from you"Cloud Dancing stated.
"Does a hawk mean she's" Sully choked up by emotion and couldn't finish his sentence.
"It does not always mean death."Cloud Dancing interrupted,"There could be an illness,a journey"
"But we were meant to be together.I've never been so sure about anything my whole life."Sully pleaded.
"That is what the Spirits say."the medicine man said simply.
Sully just noded sure what Cloud Dancing said was all,when the Spirits talked to Cloud Dancing they were usually he couldn't believe that Michaela could be taken away from him just like had to be some explanation about what happened to he wouldn't give up until he found his answers.
James Bridges was a man in his sixties,his once dark hair was now peppered with grey and silver once sparling brown eyes was now dark with worry.
He was sitting in a chair at the clinic in Castle had been a constent visitor at this clinic for nearly a precious gem he found outside of Castle Rock was lying securely in the bed.
His mind went back to that day he found was out hunting trying to find game so he could sell the furs for was shocked,to say the least,when he came upon was half clothed and she had scrapes and bruises down her face as well as her her feet looked were scraped and looked as she walked through the forrest with no shoes on at tried to wake her but got no response.
Instead he started to make a litter to carry her to the nearest knew the territory well so he took her to the nearest town he just hoped when he reached it there would be a doctor.
Now he was sitting in the same chair he sat in since the first day he arrived with his had been out since the day he found her,
the doctor called it a doctor also said if she didn't wake up soon she might not pull eyes growing weary he finally nodded off.
As she opened her eyes the first thing she realized she was in a room.
But she didn't know second thing she realized was the intense pain she had in her she looked to her side she noticed,for the first time,the gentleman sitting next to her she know him?Does he know her?What happened to her?How did she get here? So many questions was going through her head it caused her head to hurt even was so severe she moaned out in pain.
James's head snapped up,noticing that she was awake and in pain James replied "Don't go anywhere!I'll get the doc"
Without a moments hesitation he rushed out the door to get the was only a moment and ,who was middle aged,with greying sandy hair,came into the room.
"Well,it's about time you regain were starting to worry."He said smiling.
"What's your name?"He only response was to stare blankly at him.
"Well you just woke 'll give you time to get your barrings about you" said,as he checked her pupils and vital signs.
"Well everything looks normal. But I want to keep a close watch on you for a few days more."He said smiling at his patient. His patient however just stared at as if she couldn't even register what he was saying.
"Doc,can I talk to ya."James doctor just nodded his head,"Let's go outside"
"Doc,I'm worried about acts like she doesn't even hear us."James simply said.
",she sustained major head might be awhile before she's back on her feet.I'll keep an eye on her and if there's no change I'll send her to a specialist in Denver." Dr. Matthews said,as he reassuringly patted James on the back.
James watch walk to his office before he turned around to enter the recovery he entered he noticed she had fallen back went over to her bedside,taking his position back in the chair he abandoned earlier,he grasp her hand and whispered,"Sleep 'll be your body heal."as he lovingly stroked her long brown hair,before leaning back in the chair and falling asleep himself.