Phoenix Maplewood LII

moon runner will come back.

it was what he had told himself each day.

augur swung his broad head toward the rise, finding his daughter with his gentled yellow gaze.

there was peace within him to be here.

what do you want, flame stalker?

what did she desire?

she stood upon the edge of adulthood. moon runner had dispersed for a time. augur did not know where he stood with the rise.

but he would defend each footstep of his girls to the right of their birthplace. for them, for new snow, he would die on the rise as red woman had envisioned.