"Thank you for showing me the way," he said. Hiding his embarrassment, he made himself smile at the hundred or more women gathered to watch him.
"What are you going to do?" Water Flows Fast asked.
"I am going to rest and thank Earthmaker for seeing me here safely."
"White Bear is a man of sense," said Three Horses, smiling his approval.
"Is that all?" Water Flows Fast asked.
"I am going to wait for Sun Woman, my mother."
"Is that all?"
"That is all," said White Bear.
Three Horses, who was no taller than his wife, gripped her plump upper arm firmly. "Let White Bear alone."
"But—" Water Flows Fast started to protest, and her husband jerked her arm.