Swiftcurrent Creek sparking up my heart

It took only a few moments for the indignation he felt at her bailing on him to flare up once more, and while her words were meant as a compliment, they were a bitter slap to what had transpired between them just before she had left. She had dumped full responsibility on him, left him behind when they had only just started courting, and basically offered a ‘peace out’ sign to the Creek.

“I didn’t have much choice in the matter,” he reminded her, his words neither harsh nor soft. So often, especially now, did he desire nothing more than to place someone else at the helm – gather the few that did find the neighbors of the Creek a little too bitter for their tastes, and stake claim elsewhere. He desired no more than a peaceful life – and it seemed impossible to achieve.