“I am afraid to go,” said Pap. “They may make our eyes dark, so we can’t see in the daytime. Iúnika will know you.”
“If you are afraid, I will go alone,” said Wus.
“No, if you go I will go, too.”
It was just dark when they got to Tsmuk’s house. Wus made his eyes bright and told Pap not to look at him.
“What can you do?” asked Pap.
Wus turned his body dark blue, and Pap couldn’t see him. “Where are you?” he asked.
“I am right here,” said Wus. “Now do you think I can do things? You can go home. I will go into the house. If I get into trouble, I will come back to you.”
Wus went into Tsmuk’s house and sat down by Iúnika. He was as dark as she was. When he touched her she screamed; she knew Wus was there.
Wus was scared; he ran out of the house and back to Pap’s.
Pap was afraid that old man Tsmuk would blame him, so he left his wife and went home with Wus (that is why there are Paps in Oregon; there were none there till that man went home with Wus).