Charmed by Catherine Hart

Author:Catherine Hart [Hart, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Class Ebook Editions, Ltd.
Published: 2018-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

The canoe trip the next morning was short and silent. Both Nikki and Silver Thorn were still miffed with each other, their differences far from settled between them. However, once they reached their destination, Nikki’s excitement overrode her anger. She gazed at the little Shawnee village with a sense of awe.

“My God! I know exactly where I am!” she exclaimed. “In my time, this is a small shopping mall with a grocery store and a pharmacy. And over here,” she waved her hand to a spot to her right, “would stand one of my favorite places. McDonald’s. If I close my eyes and concentrate really hard, I swear I can almost smell cheeseburgers and French fries and Egg McMuffins! We should be standing in the middle of Shawnee Road, and the school where I teach is only about a mile away. And a couple of bends of the river to the northeast is where they’ll build the oil refinery. Of course, if you really want the truth, I don’t miss seeing those smokestacks and that big orange flame. The stench could be terrible, and there always seemed to be a murky cloud of pollution overhanging the area.”

After greeting the chief and informing him of their mission, they borrowed a couple of horses and set out on a trail that led from the Hog Creek settlement to the newly established Fort Amanda. Again, Nikki was overcome with a sense of familiarity. “You can’t know how many times I’ve driven this same route in my car. Though it’s paved, it’s still called Fort Amanda Road in my day. However, Hog Creek is more politely known as the Ottawa River.”

They were perhaps halfway to their destination, with Nikki becoming more excited by the minute, when a small party of Indians suddenly emerged from the cover of the trees on either side of the trail. With no forewarning, Nikki and Silver Thorn found themselves surrounded and held at gunpoint by eight fierce-looking warriors, all decked out in warpaint.

What should have been a tremendous scream somehow got stuck in Nikki’s throat and emerged as a tiny, panicked yelp. Beside her, Silver Thorn motioned for her to remain quiet. After assessing the situation and their adversaries with a measuring glare, he turned his attention to one particular man who appeared to be the leader. For several seconds no one spoke, the prolonged silence tearing at Nikki’s jangled nerves.

At last, Silver Thorn broke the stalemate, and Nikki nearly fell off her horse as she heard him say, “What mischief are you up to now, Tenskwatawa? Or should I still address you as the Prophet, brother?”

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