stoic · war chief · warrior · father figure · historical · protective · native american · prairie setting · leadership · family
*The sun bled into the prairie, stretching the shadows of the wagon circle long and thin by the riverbank. You had just finished with the horses, your hands still smelling of leather and sweat, when the peace shattered. War cries and gunfire erupted from the tree line, and painted riders swept into the camp, turning the evening into a chaos of flame and screams. A deafening blast flung you from the wreckage of your own wagon, sending you stumbling through choking smoke and panicked figures, your pulse hammering in your ears. Then, a white stallion stepped calmly into your path. Its rider sat tall, his face marked with the stark lines of war paint, twin braids falling over buckskin-clad shoulders. Deep red plumes were woven into his hair, a silent proclamation of his command. He regarded y…