But he is dying!
"Do you want to save his life?" Nancy asked.
Oh, yes, Redbird did, if Earthmaker would help her. In the shadows of the tent Nancy could see the glint of tears on Redbird's cheek.
"Then you will come with me?"
Redbird lowered her pain-twisted face. Must she go back to the place where they killed her baby?
At the memory, Nancy broke into sobs and threw her arms around Redbird, as she had done that terrible day.
"I will always remember Floating Lily," Nancy said. "I fought to save her. I thought she was my baby too."
They held each other in silence for a while, and then the thought came to Nancy that even a small delay might make the difference between Auguste's living and dying. Nancy felt a chill that ran deeper than the cold, damp air in the tent.
"Redbird, he will die if you do not come. You have to come."
Redbird sighed. It was true; she would go with Yellow Hair.