"Give me that cloth around your neck."
With Wegner's bandanna White Bear wiped the blood off the arrow to make it less slippery. It would have been easier if Wegner had not broken the arrow. The protruding end was only long enough to let White Bear grip it with one hand. He wrapped his left hand around his right to give him a tighter grip, and pulled with all his strength.
Wegner fell over on his side in a faint.
Thank Earthmaker he didn't scream.
The arrow had not moved at all.
When Wegner came around, White Bear said, "There is nothing I can do for you. You need to get back to your own people."
Wegner's eyes widened. "You would let me go?"
"I have to. Or else kill you. If our warriors got you I couldn't stop them from killing you. Climb into this hollow in the tree and stay there till morning. By then, I think, our braves will be far from here."
He helped Wegner to stand and boosted him up into his hiding place. Wegner let out a groan as he drew his wounded leg inside the opening.