Screaming Hawk. "Any of them that are still
alive, finish it. Be quick. Then, clean up the houses. Comfort
the women as best you can. Bathe them, find clean bedding, and
let them sleep."
96 His people understood his instructions, and went quickly to carry
them out. Soon, cleaned and in a sleeping gown, the women slept. And,
so did their weary rescuers. In the morning they gathered up the
enemy's weapons. There was enough for almost everyone, and those that
did not get repeating rifles, there were plenty of their own weapons to
go around.
97 Screaming Hawk's Cannoneers stroked the big guns they had captured
like they were beautiful maidens. They had plenty of ammunition for
everything!
98 The women of the village came out. Most were too ashamed to speak.
The bodies of their mates had already been prepared for burial, and The
Children of Spirit were digging the holes. Though it was not their
custom, they would honor these people in their own way.
99 The wife of The Village Elder came to Screaming Hawk. "Bless you!"
she wept, "Bless you for making us hear. If our sweet little ones had
been here, our little blossoms, if they had done this to them, we could
not have lived. Bless your people, every one. May your lives always be
protected."
100 Some of Screaming Hawk's men approached with two prisoners. "Lord,"
they explained, "just before the fighting started, these two men
wandered into our positions, each of them had two young girls with him.
One is an Assistant War Leader. The men were going to kill him with
their bayonets, but the girls with him threw themselves on him, and