Chapter 55

“What are you doing here, we thought you died?” Ash asked him perplexed.

“I didn’t. I joined another tribe, the village close to ours,” Eri answered him.

“The Mohawks? But we were at battle with them, I didn’t see you?” Ash’s color was back. His voice was more stable and clear. He put his arm around my waist and held me against him. The rest of us stood around watching Ash and Eri reminiscing.

“I wasn’t going to fight my brothers. And anyway they didn’t let nomads join their warriors.”

“They didn’t know you were Lakota?”

“If they did they would have skinned me alive!” Eri laughed nervously.

“Lee, take notes, some of this may come up in your paper,” Ann joked behind us.

“How about we all sit down?” Maria spoke softly.

“Good idea, my ankles are killing me.” I dragged Ash with me to the couch. I felt more relaxed knowing that Eri wasn’t a threat but after all Ash had told me, I didn’t understand why he was with Baku. “Eri, I hope you don’t mind my asking but after what Baku did to you, w