Savage Tempest by Cassie Edwards

Author:Cassie Edwards [Edwards, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781428504097
Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc.
Published: 2011-12-01T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

It seemed like a dream to Joylynn that High Hawk was actually allowing her to ride with him and his warriors on this newest search for Mole and his outlaw friends. Upon first arising this morning, High Hawk had told her that he had one more place in particular that neither he nor his warriors had yet searched. It had come to him in a dream, which had awakened him with a start.

She was riding on her beautiful chestnut stallion, High Hawk on his best steed. They were far from the village now, after eating a good morning meal. It had to be enough nourishment to last for a while, for once they began traveling this morning, High Hawk said there would be no stopping. His dream was leading him onward, and he did not want to waste any time.

It was still early; the sun was barely creeping up from behind the trees. The air was crisp, with a hint of the cold weather that was to come.

Joylynn wore a long-sleeved buckskin dress, which was heavier and warmer than doeskin.

She wore the same sort of headband that High Hawk and his warriors wore in order to keep her long hair back from her face as she rode beside the man she loved. It was a plain band of buckskin, with no fancy beading on it.

She had twisted her hair into one long braid down her back.

But High Hawk and his warriors wore their hair loose and free. High Hawk’s was blowing in the breeze, away from his muscled, bare shoulders. Joylynn gazed at him with admiration, proud that he was the leader of a fine, peace-loving people.

She hoped that this was the day they would find Mole. The evil man seemed to have nine lives. He was so elusive, no one ever saw him unless he wanted to be seen.

But today? Ah, yes, today she believed that he would finally get his comeuppance. High Hawk was convinced that his dream would lead them to their quarry.

Suddenly Joylynn’s gaze was drawn to the side of the trail. Far to her right were two animals that she had never expected to see together.

A skunk and a porcupine were approaching each other warily, oblivious of the thundering of the horse’s hooves. They were only interested in each other.

They then turned and backed toward each other, the porcupine preparing to strike with the deadly spikes of its tail, and the skunk with its stink.

The porcupine looked over its shoulder before striking, and the skunk discharged its spray full in the other animal’s face.

But at the same moment, the skunk was struck by the porcupine’s quills, and the skunk squealed and fled. Meanwhile, the porcupine was gagging, coughing and retching as it ambled away into the brush in the opposite direction.

“I saw it, too,” High Hawk said.

She was glad to see him smiling, for up until now, he had been deadly serious.

“I have never seen the like,” Joylynn said, laughing softly. “I hope never

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