Blood Brothers! Chapter 17





Over at the Indian village, the men have called an emergency meeting. The meeting will decide the fate of the three Cheyenne orphans, who showed up at their village that morning. The men gathered in the barn to discuss the situation and vote on the outcome.



"I called this emergency meeting because we need to decide what to do with the Cheyenne orphans", said Quanah.



"I think we should let them stay! It seems as if the Great Spirit knows we need wives for our sons and sent these girls to our village", said Santosh.



"We don't know anything about them", Waya growled!



"What's there to know? They're only childern!", growled Sohan.



"The Cheyenne aren't that much different from us. They can be taught our ways", said Quanah, "If we send them away, where will they go? If what happened to them, happened to our childern, wouldn't we want them to be raised by their own kind? It seems as if the Great Spirit is watching out for us. He sent exactly the number of girls we needed", said Santosh..



A vote was taken and they all agreed, "The Cheyenne orphans can stay and become wives for our sons", said Quanah..



"I was just thinking, Chandar is the oldest of the boys, he should have the teenage girl promised to him. Don't you agree, Quanah?", asked Sohan.



"Yes, but I don't want to tell him just yet", said Quanah, "They should get to know each other, before he's told she's going to be his wife."



Speaking of wives, in Sohan's hut, his wife Hita was struggling to change her toddler son's diaper. She powdered him good, when she was finally able to get the soiled diaper off.



"You are as subbon as your father, my precious and just as beautiful", she told the toddler.


When Sohan returned, he told her that they had decided, the orphans could stay and would be future wives for their sons. "Can I choose the one that will be promised to Sundar?", she asked.



"Of course, whichever one of the younger girls you like the best", he said.



Over in the gathering place, Chandar was practicing chess. Pale Moon pulled out a stool and asked to join. "You might as well", he said.



"I was one of the best players in my village", she said.



Chandar gave her a discussed look.



Two hours later, Pale Moon was thinking long and hard about her next move. "You're a pretty good player, too", she said, "I don't see anywhere else I can move.""Then it's a stalemate", he agreed.



When they got up from the table, Chandar grabbed Pale Moon and gave her a noogie! "Ouch, that hurt", she said.



"You are the most discussing boy I've ever met", said Pale Moon, then walked out.



Hita had decided that Little Bluebird was her favorite of the girls. She had convinced the child to let her "do something" with her hair. "I don't know who cut your hair before, but they certainly made a mess of it", said Hita.
"I cut it myself", said Little Bluebird.



"There, I'm finished", said Hita, "That looks much better". "Thank you", said Little Bluebird.
"You're very welcome. Now don't go chopping on it again", said Hita.

"I won't. 'cause I'd like to have beautiful long hair like yours", said Little Bluebird.

To be continued . . .