We got ashore with no problem. We had planned to go straight to Anne-Marie's apartment that night, which her parents had given her as a wedding presen...t. However, the leader of the Partisans decided because the Germans were very active, that it was too dangerous. It was almost as though they had been tipped off about something. We were taken to a small farmhouse, and fed a lovely vegetable soup by the family, and then we were both taken to a barn where we were hidden in a small cubby hole behind. Red Hawk didn’t move. Several minutes passed.Finally, Joshua broke the silence. “Are we to become enemies now?”“Big Steel, you have not told the Shoshone the truth. You tell us that you bring your family to this land. But you bring pony soldiers. Pony Soldiers to hunt and kill the Shoshone. Will you join the brown skins and scalp hunters? Is this to be WAR?”“Red Hawk, I DO NOT bring war. And I can only hope that My past actions prove this. You’re right. I bring pony riders to the land. But. ”Willow padded softly towards her room. She had spent the night in her master’s bed, but he had been too spent to fool around. He clearly had a long way to go before he was recovered from his trauma. She had found it comforting to sleep next to him, yet there was a part of her that had wanted to continue with the adventure of getting to know him and learning what he was like sexually. It also troubled her that her master seemed to be ignoring Page except for thinking of ways of tormenting her.. I apologized for my behavior and told her that I should go.She said okay but as I got up from the couch on the balcony, I heard her voice asking me, “Did you like what you saw?”My first reaction was of a surprise but later as I grasped what was happening, and the alcohol had given me courage, I replied, “Who wouldn’t?” Shalini gave me an intense stare.Shalini was in awe of my confidence and said in Hindi, “Mann bhargaya dekhney sey?” The way she said it, made me very uncomfortable in my pants.