Del Hardy's Life After True Son

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Del Hardy, the assumedly twenty-year old, tall and well built white man who has shining red hair. This dashing man is dressed in a rough, brownish hunting shirt, a fringed cape flapping in the wind which had two marvelous colors, a stunning verdant and scarlet. His name was a bit peculiar to the boy, True Son, he had simply thought that Del’s name came from him being able to speak Delaware. However, despite being able to speak Delaware, when meeting True Son, he merely laughed at the boy and the boy sworn to kill him.

However, it doesn’t happen. After True Son interacts with Del, he learns that, as a child Del lived with the Delawares, and is aware and learned about the customs of the Indians. This allows Del to sympathize and understand

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