“I think it might work, but I am not the one you need to convince. You will have to get the elders of the tribe to agree to your plan. It won’t be easy. They have learned to distrust anything a pale man, or woman, says.”Lilly drummed her fingers on the buckskin leggings. They were inside Corina’s teepee, huddled so close together their foreheads were touching. Sleeping Bear sat on the other side of the fire, listening with great interest, but not saying anything. At first, he was puzzled as she explained her plan. Then his expression went from disbelief to deep contemplation.Playing with the end of her braid, her thoughts turned to Paul. He would be angry about her decision. There wasn’t a doubt in her mind. Her body grew tense as she imagined his reaction. Would he understand why she was doing this? If he didn’t, was he really the kind of man she wanted to be with? She hoped with all her heart that he would recognize the importance of her decision.“How can I make them believe me?
