1. Lakota Love


    Date: 8/17/2015, Categories: Historical, Author: Tigger1972, Rating: , Source: LushStories

    solve. One of the dead soldiers had a spade. Gavin decided to risk offending Mapiya and began digging graves in some brush away from the river. He hoped the plants would hide the graves. Hours passed. Gavin was aware that Mapiya was taking inventory of her own people’s possessions. She found clean clothes and tied drag sleds to one of the Army horses and also to Gavin’s paint on which she began stacking various items she found: furs, packs, food, and other items. Evidently she planned on staying with him for a while. They both did their work quietly. When the graves were finished, Gavin began to drag the body of one of the Sioux – an old man – toward the first grave. Mapiya appeared and grabbed the old man’s feet. She wasn’t crying, but she was very serious and they both gently lowered the body into the first grave. Within minutes all the Sioux bodies had been laid to rest. Gavin picked up the shovel. Mapiya grabbed his hand and shook her head. Gavin had the feeling she was going to say some kind of words over the graves, so he removed his sweat soaked, wide brimmed felt hat and placed it over his heart. Mapiya began singing and dancing haltingly around the graves. The tune was hauntingly beautiful and filled the air with a kind of magic that touched Gavin’s soul. Gavin couldn’t understand the words, but he could understand the emotion. By the looks of the people now lying in graves, Mapiya had lost her family today. ...
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ They made camp on a higher plateau above the river. After bathing himself, Gavin shot two rabbits and Mapiya was cooking them over a fire on an improvised spit. As Mapiya cooked, Gavin made a makeshift tent for Mapiya by tying a rope between two trees, throwing some Army blankets over the top and staking down the corners. He planned on sleeping in the open air, but figured a lady might like some privacy. As they worked, Gavin couldn’t help but steal glances at Mapiya. She had let her raven black hair down to dry and it made her look less girlish. Her hair was combed back, but still fell in luxurious, silky streams over her shoulders as she worked. Her face was soft and angled with high cheekbones, and a slight blush of youth. She had found a clean, simple deerskin dress that fell gracefully over her athletic yet feminine body. Mapiya caught Gavin’s eye as he tried to steal another glance. He quickly looked away, embarrassed. He pretended to be absorbed with the tent. When he looked back, he could see that she was smiling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ With dinner finished, Gavin laid out his own bedroll next to a tree and sat down leaning against the tree with his Henry rifle next to him. Mapiya cleared her throat and Gavin looked up. She was standing next to the tent holding some kind of rolled up fur. She pointed to the tent and said, “Heyuway.” Gavin had no idea what ...
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