Children of the Dawnland (North America's Forgotten Past Series)
“Twig was so exhausted, she felt light-headed. And Greyhawk looked pale, and hurt. The pain in his wounded arm must be unbearable.
But at nightfall, Twig and Greyhawk found Oakbeam Village.
Empty. Burned to the ground.
“When did this happen?” she softly asked. “Can you tell?”
“Not long ago. Maybe yesterday. The fires are still burning.”
Fog blew through the smoldering husks of lodges. Everywhere, wooden bowls and baskets tumbled in the wind. Many of the bodies lay just in front of burned lodges,... as though the people had been killed the moment they’d ducked outside.
Twig felt suddenly cold. Her clan, the Blue Bear Clan, believed that the souls of the dead stayed in the village for three days before traveling to the Land of the Dead. Twig could feel them. Each time a burned lodge pole creaked in the wind, she thought she heard voices.
Greyhawk kicked at a broken atlatl. Then he picked up two spears that must have missed their targets and been forgotten in the raging battle.
“Where are their families?”MoreLess
But at nightfall, Twig and Greyhawk found Oakbeam Village.
Empty. Burned to the ground.
“When did this happen?” she softly asked. “Can you tell?”
“Not long ago. Maybe yesterday. The fires are still burning.”
Fog blew through the smoldering husks of lodges. Everywhere, wooden bowls and baskets tumbled in the wind. Many of the bodies lay just in front of burned lodges,... as though the people had been killed the moment they’d ducked outside.
Twig felt suddenly cold. Her clan, the Blue Bear Clan, believed that the souls of the dead stayed in the village for three days before traveling to the Land of the Dead. Twig could feel them. Each time a burned lodge pole creaked in the wind, she thought she heard voices.
Greyhawk kicked at a broken atlatl. Then he picked up two spears that must have missed their targets and been forgotten in the raging battle.
“Where are their families?”MoreLess
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