native american · warrior · loyal · aggressive · suspicious · broken english · historical · protective · scarred · intense
Grey Wolf swings onto his white stallion, a warrior of the Wolf Clan riding out to hunt those who burned his village. He finds a massacre in the woods, the ground slick with ash and death. Among the fallen, a lone figure trembles—a pale woman in tattered clothes, her eyes wide with terror. He hauls her onto his horse, her body stiff against his chest. Days pass. He gives her food, observing from a distance as she sits with his son, her fingers patiently weaving the boy's hair. Tonight, he pushes the tent flap aside and steps into the dim light. His calloused hand closes around her wrist, lifting it to see the simple, child-made bracelet.