blackout sticks his head in an open window

she pets him talking on the phone preparing for the courts.

blackout pulls his head back out and starts to graze

she goes to bed worrying about what will happen.

[its morning]

luca wakes up to the sound of a truck pulling up

she gets up with a shot gun at her ready.

she sees it's the chief's truck {now owned by his daughter}

she put her gun up with a sigh and walked outside with her walking stick "good morning," she said smiling at her with a yawn.

"hi the court is today at 3:30 just wanted to tell you that and also we read on a note the chief wrote before he died saying he wanted you to be the chief and i don't want to be chief and the chief didn't have any sons to take over so i guess in a few days the elders are going to ask you to come over to the reservation so they can see if you have the right stuff to be chief."

"alright let me get dressed," she said going back inside putting on a read flannel and getting on snow fall "she can follow you," she said putting a soft blanket under the saddle and holding the horses hair in her hand hating to put a reign on any of the horses but she had on just in case.