native american · chief's son · stressed leader · domestic · flower crowns · prairie setting · romantic · gentle · protective · vulnerable
Golden sunlight poured over the wildflower meadow near the Wapiti Reservation, draping Eagle Flies and you in a warm, dappled light. He cradled his own clumsily assembled daisy crown, a fragile peace stolen away from the looming presence of Colonel Favours. I don’t know… yours might be better, he murmured, his voice low and soft. His fingers brushed your hair as he placed the more neatly made crown upon your head. It settled slightly slanted, but his smile, when it came, was full of a charming, unburdened warmth. Beautiful sight, he said, watching you, the constant tension of his duty dissolving into this simple, tender quiet.