*** Here's chapter 5. I hope ya like it. Oh and its back to Leah's POV. ***
I watched the path intently waiting for whoever or whatever appeared. I figured that it was human by now. A Native American came around the bend a few moments later, but there was something definitely wrong. He was dressed in a loin cloth and leggings, leading a paint horse behind him.
"Over here, over here!" Addie yelled without warning.
The Indian turned in our direction and pulled a small dagger out of its sheath around his neck. I clapped a hand over Addie's mouth
"Addie..." I hissed. "There's something wrong here. He could be dangerous." I whispered.
Too late, the Indian saw us and sprinted forward. Standing above us, he looked us over and roughly pulled us too our feet. I winced in pain as I put my full weight on my hurt ankle.
"Oww... that hurts." Addie cried out
The Indian looked down at us seeing our wounds for the first time. Gently lowering us to the ground he knelt beside Addie and inspected the wound. Grunting he stood and went to his horse. Moments later he came back with herbs and strips of cloth.
"Attacked by wolves, huh?" the Indian spoke in almost perfect English.
Addie nodded as he spread an herb salve around the bite marks. Finishing with Addie the Indian shifted so that he was facing me. Lifting my leg he grunted again after inspecting it. He applied the salve and bandaged my hurt ankle.
"This will have to do till we get to my village. I'm Lone Wolf." He said
"Leah Curtis and this is my cousin Addie Randle." I replied.
"Why are you dressed so weirdly?" Lone Wolf asked as he hoisted us onto his horse.
"Honestly, I don't know." I responded.
Lone Wolf led his pony towards his village. In the distance I could see small huts close to the river bank.
"Why are you two wandering in the wilderness all by your lonesome?" Lone Wolf asked looking up at me.
"Long story short... me and Addie are the two youngest in our families. My Pa's family came for a visit with their families. Our older cousins sort of left us out of their group. So we decided to have an adventure." I answered.
"Ah... well that was foolish young one. You and your cousin could have been killed out there." He responded, sweeping his arm towards the woods.
"Father, Father you are home!" A young woman cried running to Lone Wolf.
"Yes, I am home Dancing Fawn." Lone Wolf said wrapping his daughter in a hug.
"Daughter, go fetch White Eagle. These young one need his help." Lone Wolf said gesturing to us.
Dancing Fawn ran back towards the village as we continued on the path. Lone Wolf stopped the horse in front of a hut and tethered the horse to the nearby tree. Reaching up he carefully pulled off the horse and carried her into the hut. I began to climb off, but I lost my balance and fell. Two strong arms grabbed me before I fell to the ground. Looking up I looked into the brown eyes of a teenage boy.
"You might want to watch that first step." The boy said picking me up and carrying me into the hut.
"Ah thank you Black Hawk." Lone Wolf said. "Place her on the mat there."
Black Hawk carefully placed me on the mat and straightened. I took a look around the hut and found Addie was lying on a mat on the other side of the hut. Light poured into the now open door flap. An old Indian man stood in the doorway. His white/silver hair was braided on either side of his head.
"Lone Wolf, your daughter told me that someone needed my help." He said.
"Yes, White Eagle these two white girls are hurt. I found them in the woods. The little one was bitten severely in her left side. The other one was bitten in the leg." Lone Wolf responded.
The old medicine man worked silently on Addie before squatting beside me to help me. Placing the last wrap on my leg he stood with great difficulty. I watched him as he went to speak with Lone Wolf.
"I have fixed you something to eat, young one." An Indian woman said sitting beside with a bowl of food.
I looked over at Addie who was being fed by Dancing Fawn and then turned back to the woman. She silently helped me eat, after she began to get up to clean the bowls.
"Wait..." I said. She turned back to me. "What is your name?"
"I am called Singing Brook." She answered before leaving the hut.
I lay back down on the mat, exhausted. Dancing Fawn knelt beside me, pulling a bear skin blanket onto me.
"I overheard White Eagle say that the spirits told him that you are not from this time. Do not worry young one. Once your journey is over you and your cousin will return to your rightful time. Now get some sleep Leah." Dancing Fawn whispered brushing a piece of hair out of my eyes.
I thought about what she had said. Maybe we have a purpose here, I thought. Closing my eyes I drifted off to sleep.
*** I hope ya liked it. Next Chapter will be with the family's search. R&R please! ***
I watched the path intently waiting for whoever or whatever appeared. I figured that it was human by now. A Native American came around the bend a few moments later, but there was something definitely wrong. He was dressed in a loin cloth and leggings, leading a paint horse behind him.
"Over here, over here!" Addie yelled without warning.
The Indian turned in our direction and pulled a small dagger out of its sheath around his neck. I clapped a hand over Addie's mouth
"Addie..." I hissed. "There's something wrong here. He could be dangerous." I whispered.
Too late, the Indian saw us and sprinted forward. Standing above us, he looked us over and roughly pulled us too our feet. I winced in pain as I put my full weight on my hurt ankle.
"Oww... that hurts." Addie cried out
The Indian looked down at us seeing our wounds for the first time. Gently lowering us to the ground he knelt beside Addie and inspected the wound. Grunting he stood and went to his horse. Moments later he came back with herbs and strips of cloth.
"Attacked by wolves, huh?" the Indian spoke in almost perfect English.
Addie nodded as he spread an herb salve around the bite marks. Finishing with Addie the Indian shifted so that he was facing me. Lifting my leg he grunted again after inspecting it. He applied the salve and bandaged my hurt ankle.
"This will have to do till we get to my village. I'm Lone Wolf." He said
"Leah Curtis and this is my cousin Addie Randle." I replied.
"Why are you dressed so weirdly?" Lone Wolf asked as he hoisted us onto his horse.
"Honestly, I don't know." I responded.
Lone Wolf led his pony towards his village. In the distance I could see small huts close to the river bank.
"Why are you two wandering in the wilderness all by your lonesome?" Lone Wolf asked looking up at me.
"Long story short... me and Addie are the two youngest in our families. My Pa's family came for a visit with their families. Our older cousins sort of left us out of their group. So we decided to have an adventure." I answered.
"Ah... well that was foolish young one. You and your cousin could have been killed out there." He responded, sweeping his arm towards the woods.
"Father, Father you are home!" A young woman cried running to Lone Wolf.
"Yes, I am home Dancing Fawn." Lone Wolf said wrapping his daughter in a hug.
"Daughter, go fetch White Eagle. These young one need his help." Lone Wolf said gesturing to us.
Dancing Fawn ran back towards the village as we continued on the path. Lone Wolf stopped the horse in front of a hut and tethered the horse to the nearby tree. Reaching up he carefully pulled off the horse and carried her into the hut. I began to climb off, but I lost my balance and fell. Two strong arms grabbed me before I fell to the ground. Looking up I looked into the brown eyes of a teenage boy.
"You might want to watch that first step." The boy said picking me up and carrying me into the hut.
"Ah thank you Black Hawk." Lone Wolf said. "Place her on the mat there."
Black Hawk carefully placed me on the mat and straightened. I took a look around the hut and found Addie was lying on a mat on the other side of the hut. Light poured into the now open door flap. An old Indian man stood in the doorway. His white/silver hair was braided on either side of his head.
"Lone Wolf, your daughter told me that someone needed my help." He said.
"Yes, White Eagle these two white girls are hurt. I found them in the woods. The little one was bitten severely in her left side. The other one was bitten in the leg." Lone Wolf responded.
The old medicine man worked silently on Addie before squatting beside me to help me. Placing the last wrap on my leg he stood with great difficulty. I watched him as he went to speak with Lone Wolf.
"I have fixed you something to eat, young one." An Indian woman said sitting beside with a bowl of food.
I looked over at Addie who was being fed by Dancing Fawn and then turned back to the woman. She silently helped me eat, after she began to get up to clean the bowls.
"Wait..." I said. She turned back to me. "What is your name?"
"I am called Singing Brook." She answered before leaving the hut.
I lay back down on the mat, exhausted. Dancing Fawn knelt beside me, pulling a bear skin blanket onto me.
"I overheard White Eagle say that the spirits told him that you are not from this time. Do not worry young one. Once your journey is over you and your cousin will return to your rightful time. Now get some sleep Leah." Dancing Fawn whispered brushing a piece of hair out of my eyes.
I thought about what she had said. Maybe we have a purpose here, I thought. Closing my eyes I drifted off to sleep.
*** I hope ya liked it. Next Chapter will be with the family's search. R&R please! ***
