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Chapter One
The Happening
It’s a very cold winter day in Twentieth Century Midwestern
U. S. A. countryside on the Planet Theia as the
horse-wrangler-looking stable boy Dimitri Talbot returns
to the Softwind Farm stable riding the prize thoroughbred
stallion, 'Runs like the Wind'.
Emera Softwind, a remarkably young looking 50’s Lakota
Indian Grandfather is walking into the stable with his traditional
cane, wearing blue jeans, a multi-colored flannel
shirt and moccasins, as Dimitri dismounts. He witnesses
the stableboy stuffing a crest into the pocket of his jeans.
“What are you doing?” he asks.
“Nothing sir,” he responds.
“I saw you take the crest from the saddle. You know it’s
a Sacred Oglala Crest from Golden Elk (Lakota Medicine
Man and Shape Shifter), and must remain with the saddle
while it is transported to the White Buffalo Calf Woman
festival.”
“You crazy old man, I took nothing.”
“You put it in your pocket. Now give it here, and we’ll be
done with it,” he demands.
“I took nothing that isn’t mine.”
Dimitri turns and runs out of the stable laughing.