Chrétien and his company of Neutral warriors begin their offense into former Huron territory, marching through to break into the Seneca Nation as quickly as possible. Chrétien meets and converses with Athasata, a Mohawk chief who has declared war on his former brothers after being outcast from the Five Nations due to his Christian faith….

Meet Wlelômsen, named for the gentle breeze. For thirty years she has sat patiently and quietly by the side of her husband, the Penobscot chief Great Runner. Now, he is dead, and with his death provides her both an opportunity and a new danger. She is determined to take up leadership in her late husband’s…

Peter Sparrow finds that, perhaps unsurprisingly, life as an indentured servant is hard and unforgiving, especially so with a master as cruel as Solomon Peters. Peter tries but fails to please his new master, struggling every step of the way. Read about it here.

Meet Red Fox, the awkward middle child of the Seneca family. Red Fox has always felt out of place for many reasons, least of which because he doesn’t really belong here. He is one of many who have been kidnapped and forcibly assimilated. He bonds with his new mother over their shared past and trauma,…

A chapter including both brother and sister, the two walk together to a tavern outside the fort, where Anne-Marie learns some hard, cruel truths: about life, about men, and worst of all, about her late father. Read about it here.

White Sky and Black Bird spend the day having a long and intense philosophical discussion with Doctor Härkönen, who has taken upon itself to teach the boys the knowledge he has gained through decades of study and traveling around the world. Read about it here.