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What Big Knife did not know was that she had a small knife hidden in her boot. She just had to find the right time to use it. If she did, she would have to be fast and accurate. She knew he would kill her without a thought, and his men would too.
One evening as she prepared his food, she handed it to him and sat away from him. "Why did you kill my father."
"I did not kill him!" Big Knife corrected her.
"You talked Naomie into doing it, didn't you?" She asked boldly.
"Your father was too old, and he would never war with the blue coats again. But we the young of the camp would gladly war with them and run them out of this country."
"You didn't have to kill him."
Big Knife whipped around to look at her. "Some of our people listened to him, thinking him wise. He was not wise, as he was merely tired of fighting. Had I known of Black Wolf sooner, I would have killed him too."
"You lost the challenge with Black Wolf. You think you can kill him so easily?"
"When he finds me, I will use you as a shield and he will not fight me any longer. If he tries, you will die. And I did not lose the challenge, I gave it up."
"Why would you do such a thing?"
"I loved Naomie truly. I only wanted to marry you to seek your father's favor with the tribe."
"I see. At last you tell the truth. Strange how you can be honest now, and not before to my face. You have so much hate inside you, why?"
"Our camp needed a strong leader, instead we had an old man. We did not want to come here to the Wind River Valley. We belong here in the mountains. It is our home, that is why I can outfox Black Wolf. I know where the caves are, he doesn't."
"How many of our tribe have to die for you to realize you cannot fight blue coats and win?" Sasha said bravely.
"At least we will die with honor."
"Will all these men die, for your cause?"
"Most yes."
"You try to steal their guns and they will bring more. You try to kill them all, more will come. Have you not seen this for yourself?"
"The Arapaho give up too easily, they are cowards."
"You are an Arapaho too, Big Knife."
"No longer. But I will die with honor and bravely." Big Knife told her.
"You are a renegade, not a leader." She touted.
"Be silent, no more talk of the cowards!" Big Knife came closer.
She backed away. "Kill me and you will have no shield." She protested.
"I can scar your face so your man will not want you any longer." He told her coming close to her face now.
"What kind of man are you to torture women?'
"Enough, get out of my site now!" he told her.
She moved to another corner, shivering with a cold fear for only a moment.
The next day Big Knife prepared to leave to recruit more men. "Tie her hands and feet. Feed her once a day."
One of the braves stayed with her, he was mean and ugly man and he taunted her with his big knife in his hand.
