Unegadihi lay upon a bed of straw; he had come to the Cave of the Spirits Song- where the, "Adonvdo, Nvyu, daganogeda", Spirit Stone sings. He had come there to die. When he saw Charity, he smiled weakly.
“Ga ga na?” he mumbled, asking who was there.
“I am here,” she whispered.
“I knew you would find me. The Nvnehidihi has been lying, whispering to me that you would not come to guide me home.”
As Charity looked upon his now frail body, which had once been so large and strong, hot tears stung her eyes.
“Do not cry for me, Sahani Dikata. I will walk the winds of the Great Spirit,” he said. “I will go home to my people, my homeland. Return to the innocence of childhood, where my father now awaits me.”
“I would not break my promise to you,” …show more content…
The tears she had held back flowed softly down her cheeks...
Some while later, she awoke. Cynthia’s warm breath on her breast and Mary snuggled tightly against her back, caused her to feel sated. Suddenly, she had grown tired of roaming, moving from place to place. This spot, felt like home… When they left the Carolinas, she had followed Henry‘s dream of moving to Alabama. Now that they were there, it was her time to fill a void. She loved this spot beneath the falls; and what a beautiful spot it was… It was the perfect place to build a home for her family.
She wanted to stay there; Henry could build them a cabin. It didn’t have to be fancy or very large as long as it had a porch like the houses in town, where she could sit with her coffee and look out upon such a beautiful sight each morning… maybe even a window near the bed where she could see the falls as soon as she woke. Charity sighed with longing.
When she eased out from under the wagon, Jeremiah was already up. He had stoked the fire and had coffee brewing. When she sat down beside him, he handed her a cup of coffee. She took a sip and looked to her left- her eyes rested on the falls; Jeremiah could tell that she had something on her
“Ga ga na?” he mumbled, asking who was there.
“I am here,” she whispered.
“I knew you would find me. The Nvnehidihi has been lying, whispering to me that you would not come to guide me home.”
As Charity looked upon his now frail body, which had once been so large and strong, hot tears stung her eyes.
“Do not cry for me, Sahani Dikata. I will walk the winds of the Great Spirit,” he said. “I will go home to my people, my homeland. Return to the innocence of childhood, where my father now awaits me.”
“I would not break my promise to you,” …show more content…
The tears she had held back flowed softly down her cheeks...
Some while later, she awoke. Cynthia’s warm breath on her breast and Mary snuggled tightly against her back, caused her to feel sated. Suddenly, she had grown tired of roaming, moving from place to place. This spot, felt like home… When they left the Carolinas, she had followed Henry‘s dream of moving to Alabama. Now that they were there, it was her time to fill a void. She loved this spot beneath the falls; and what a beautiful spot it was… It was the perfect place to build a home for her family.
She wanted to stay there; Henry could build them a cabin. It didn’t have to be fancy or very large as long as it had a porch like the houses in town, where she could sit with her coffee and look out upon such a beautiful sight each morning… maybe even a window near the bed where she could see the falls as soon as she woke. Charity sighed with longing.
When she eased out from under the wagon, Jeremiah was already up. He had stoked the fire and had coffee brewing. When she sat down beside him, he handed her a cup of coffee. She took a sip and looked to her left- her eyes rested on the falls; Jeremiah could tell that she had something on her