Thread: Wild West (Frelance and Mim)

Enapay struck flint to steel and smiled as the sparks landed in the tinder. Crouching closer to the tinder he slowly added more fuel to the fire until he was satisfied that it was burning strong he spent the next few minutes spreading the flames through the wild grasses. He looked north to making sure the others in the party had all started their fires. As he turned away from the spreading flames behind him he tucked the flint and steel back into a pouch on his belt. It would not do any good for the younger members of the party to see him using the tools of the whites. Each year it got harder to teach the Sioux traditions to the younger generation as more and more of them got exposure to the whites that were settling the area. He waited until the last of the group had come back to the horses before he swung himself onto his horse. You two will go to the river and make sure the fire does not cross it. The two he indicated were the youngest of the group and had been expecting the assignment but they had waited until they were told what to do before turning their horses for the river. Everyone stopped and looked to the sound as the faint sound of gunfire reached their ears. Enapay frowned as he looked back at the two teens. You have a job to do. We will find out what is happening. The teens exchanged a glance then turned their horses and rode off. Lets go. I could use some practice. It took them almost half an hour before they got close to the source of the gunfire because they stuck to the lowest ground using low hills and try river beds to keep them out of site. They dismounted leaving one of their number with the horses as the other three snuck to the top of a small rise, it couldn't really be called a hill but it was tall enough to block the horses and the rest of the party from anyone's view. They laid down prone and crawled the last few meters until they got a good view of the plains on the others side of the hill. They spotted a riders heading in their general direction and then after scanning the horizon they noticed three more heading out of their territory as fast as possible. Follow those three and make sure they do not try to come back onto our lands. I will deal with this one. He should be easy to dispatch. One of the braves chuckled at the last comment and started to crawl back wards until he could rise to a crouch. With the wounds that one has you just have to push them off their horse. No point in doing much else to them. Enapay smiled and followed his friend back to their horses. He waited for the other three to ride off before he mounted his horse and circled the rise keeping it between himself and the lone rider until they had passed him. He was curious as to why the rider had come onto their lands and why they had not left like the other two. Digging his heels into the horse he came up fast behind the rider not trying to hide his presence anymore. As he got closer he pulled a stone knife from his belt just to be ready. It was not until he was almost level with the rider did he notice that he was not a man at all but a women instead. He didn't say anything for a few moments to surprised to think of anything. Then he pulled himself together coming along side of her as he spoke. Why are you on my land? and why have you not left like the other three? The knife was still drawn but he held it loosely in his hand.