America: This Land is MY Land

[Wanderlust_]

Falling Rain looked at Silent Wolf, frowning at her. "Why did I do what? Protect our people? It is my job to keep our people safe and these white men are bad news. Great Spirit is not pleased with us, or else they would not be here."

[Hickett]

Ni woke up in a start early in the morning from a nightmare. She dreamt her village was at war, and they were loosing terribly. She ran outside to catch her breath. She went far from any atepa to avoid being heard. She leaned against a tree, holding back tears.

[LoneWolf-Gage]

Vicious was out before even mother earth had awaken with their sister sun. He had made his way to the edge of the white mans' camp. His inner voice told him to attack, to kill these intruders before they could do to his people what they had done to his woman and child. However for the moment the voice of reason was the victor in the argument. He stayed in the darkness at the forest's edge. They did not seem to be missing the two men that they currently had back at their village. It was then he noticed just how close they had tied their horses to the forest. A cold smile played across his face and he moved through the shadows. He kept the animals quiet as he cut their leads and shewed them out into the forest before disappearing back into the forest himself. This was something he did even when other tribes were too careless in where they tied their horses. he made his way back to his village just as swiftly as he had come. This was a lesson for the white men if nothing else.

[Gambler]

Fritz Driftblade had been awake much of the night. He had been one of the few who had noticed that two of their men had not returned. Some hoped that they had gotten themselves scalped while others figured they had gotten lost exploring. Others still just did not care. Fritz was curious though. He had been out in the morning air and saw movement by the horses. He had warned the captain not to tie them so close to the forest. He sighed as he waited until the one who cut them loos was gone before setting out after the horses.

[Jack Of Hearts]

Chaska was sitting around one of the outside fires when he saw Vicious returning. He knew the look upon the man's face. He had just turned loose someones horses. He seemed to do that quite often when others had it coming. Chaska had some deer meat cooking over the fire. "Care to join me?" He asked the older mad. He knew that Vicious kept to himself most of the time. He also knew that despite their status the people placed more respect and more o the leadership on him rather than on Chaska or even his father.

Travis did not sleep during the night. Not out of fear or worry. He always had trouble sleeping in a new place. It was his sense of awareness that would not let him sleep. The alertness and always being aware of danger. He had seen the young girl from the day before try to come in only to be chased out. He saw another girl come and seemed to argue with the girl who was watching over them. He wondered just what her status was. She did not seem like a squaw to him. She carried herself with more pride and force than that. Though he knew first hand that native women had a temper to them without being warriors.

[Nadeshiko]

Silent Wolf shook her head and said,"I thought there was something we could do to agree with them...though in my heart I have no side." She took one last glance at the white men,partically at Travis.A sly smile crawled up her lips when her eyes met his but she quickly returned to a grim frown.She went to her home and stared at the ceiling,not wanting to sleep,still thinking about the white man...

[Hickett]

Ni looked around the atepa that the white men were being kept. Nobody was watching? She snuck inside, watching behind her. But that distracted her, for she bumped into one of the men soon (Travis). She stepped away then turned towards him. He didn't look impressed to see her, and she didn't like him. But she decided it was best to be nice to him. "I'm...sorry. I feel like I kind of got you into this mess..." She told him.

[Wanderlust_]

Falling Rain shook her head. "No agreement to be made. They must go." She watched Silent Wolf leave and returned to her post. She let out a warning growl the moment Ni walked it but she seemed to be ignored. Rather than speak, she picked her up and near threw her out of the atepa. "You are not allowed near them!"

[Hickett]

Ni fell to the ground from the push of Falling Rain. She looked up, startled at first. Then she got serious. "What's so horrible about talking?!" She yelled, jumping up and standing face to face with her.

[Wanderlust_]

Falling Rain was a bit taller than Ni and used that to her advantage, let a bear trying to scare off an intruder. "They are here to destroy us and our lands and you act as if they are wonderful! They are not. You are not to look at them again! Do you understand? I will put warriors outside of your atepa to keep you there!"