Gear, W Michael & O'Neal, Kathleen - People 02 by Gear W Michael

Author:Gear, W Michael [Gear, W Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-05-30T15:32:04+00:00

He started, lifting his arms in frustration. "You know, one of these days you're going to scare someone and they're going to drive a dart right through you."

"Want to bet?" She crossed her arms and grinned. "You couldn't hit me with a dart if you wanted to. I may not be as strong as you, but I'm quicker."

He worked his mouth, shaking his head. "Maybe. All right, I'm going on a hunt."

She narrowed her eyes at the grim look he got.

"And now let me by. What I'm doing is none of your business."

She nodded, a flutter of worry building. "It's Elk Charm, isn't it?

You're going after her."

"Maybe."

"It's not like you, answering short like that. You're planning something else, too." "What if lam?"

"You're in love with Elk Charm?"

He kicked at the dirt in the trail. "What if I am?"

Tanager studied him curiously. "You've been angry ever since you got back. You and Blood Bear."

"Leave him out of this."

"That's who you remind me of. Is that how you want to be? Like him?"

Anger burst. "Look! You're always poking around in my affairs. I put up with it because we're friends. But no more. I'm going to go get Elk Charm away from that Short Buffalo boy and that's it! You hear? Now get out o, here!" He shouldered by her, trembling with rage.

Tanager stared at his broad back as he left at a trot. Shortj Buffalo boy? The one who lived with the witch?

Tanager squinted after him, pulling at her hair. She noddec to herself.

A burning anger she'd never seen before had been goading him, something dangerous and deadly. If Snaps Horn caught the Short Buffalo boy, he'd kill him. Elk Charm might be widowed before she got married. Two Smokes watched from where he sat in the shade. They had stretched out every hide they had under the limber pine. Now Hungry Bull, Three Toes, and Black Crow whacked the branches with long poles, flailing. From the shivering limbs, a wealth of pine nuts and needles cascaded onto the hides.

"Does that look like all of it?" Hungry Bull called out to Rattling Hooves.

"Enough for this one," she called back, scrambling on hands and knees over the hides, checking the size and quality of the harvest.

How many winters had passed since he'd heard that spirit in Hungry Bull's voice? How long since he'd seen the light of laughter in those pained brown eyes?

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