Bitterroot Valley Never Close to Heaven

And thank the High Elk for that. He mused, unsure why she seemed to be bitter, but it did little to phase him. It's fine if it does hurt you know. There is strength in admitting your pain. Who was he to judge her, she had lost more than he, or so he assumed. Maybe her parents had survived while his did not, either way he must admit his own pain as well.

His gaze searched behind him. Brewster said he would lag behind, but it's been sometime now and he still hadn't caught up. I'm not sure now. He told me to go ahead, I figured he'd catch up eventually. Perhaps he shouldn't have gone so far ahead but it did lead him to more members of their family, so it wasn't like he had done a horrible thing. He did as he said he would.