girl," she sighed, "I am afraid of the way she
looks at you, the way you look at her."
28 "You are troubled by a woman's imaginings," said Thundering Dove.
"Do not make something out of nothing. I need the girl's information,
that is all."
29 Bay Blossom smiled. "I had a Dream," she said, "a Dream she was in
our house and the servants called her 'Lady."
30 "Your dream" comforted Thundering Dove, "was only your sleeping mind
expressing your fears. I will not give you up for a younger woman. Have
more faith in me than that!"
31 "I have EVERY faith in you," answered Bay Blossom.
32 They returned to the harbor. "I hope the battle goes quickly," said
Bay Blossom, "and you return on time to be at my side. But if not, do
not worry. All will be well."
33 The fleet sat sail, and one evening as Thundering Dove stood by the
rail taking some cool air, Little Blossom came up. "May I speak with
you?" she asked.
34 "Ask what you will," agreed Thundering Dove.
35 "Do you not believe in your Lords?"
36 "The Lords," announced Thundering Dove, "are my heart and my soul.
Why do you ask?"
37 "Some of your people pray in the morning, some at high sun, some in
the evening, some, all three times! But never once, have I seen you
pray!"
38 "I pray," explained Thundering Dove, "but I do not make a show of
it. I pray a prayer of thanks when I see my people return safely from
battle, I say a prayer of sorrow when I see the enemy's sons lying dead on a
battlefield. I pray, but I keep the prayers inside. I tell The Lords my
needs, not other men."