He nodded.

"Then, I think we should stay here. After all, we must be considerate of Mr. Henrik's condition, as well as his daughter,Liliann. Truly, I had thought we would stay here—you, me and my brother and sister, as well as Liliann and your friend. It was my understanding your people would go on, but we would remain here, still doing all we can to save Mr. Henrik's life. After all, we cannot simply leave Mr. Henrik alone, with only his daughter to hold his hand."

Again he grinned at her before saying, "And, so we should be required to stay here, if what you say were true. But, did you not see the happiness of your friends when we first entered camp?"

"Ah, no. What happiness?"

Stands Strong pointed toward the pool, then replied, "Our medicine men have been praying and using their own individual medicine to help your Mr. Henrik. When we came back into camp, did you not see your father's man is now awake? He was even sitting up.Niitá'p,so much better is he, any weakness he had will be gone within a few weeks. He lives."

"Oh my." Czanna gulped. "He lives. And, here I thought he might… Oh, this is a happy day. A happy day, indeed!"

Looking up, she smiled at Stands Strong. But, he merely nodded and turned away, motioning to her to follow.

However, after a moment, he turned back toward her and said, "I will have to teach you how to look and see what is there to be seen. It will be my honor to do so. Come, now. I will take you to my almost-mother."

And so, she followed him, hoping what Stands Strong said about being welcomed into his family were true. Still, she worried…