Peter and Mr. Daughtrey arrive at the home of Solomon Peters. Solomon becomes angry at Mr. Daughrey for offering Peter as a servant, given his young age, lack of hard labor experience, and general scrawniness. As the two adults argue, Solomon’s other servant, a boy named Leif, shows Peter around the place. Read about it…

Chrétien awakes from his duel with the fearsome Tadodaho, and finds himself at the mercy of an unexpected doctor: a healer from the now-scattered Neutral confederacy named Gyantwaka. Read about it here.

White Sky and Black Bird make their way back to White Sky’s hometown, with their eccentric patron in tow. If the doctor’s age and eccentricity wasn’t making their trip arduous enough, at times it seems like he’s actually attracting danger to them. White Sky becomes concerned over this, and grows increasingly distrustful of the doctor,…

Anne-Marie wallows in guilt over her previous encounter, and tries in vain to hide from her adoptive mother, who grows madder and more violent every day. Thankfully, she is saved by the arrival of Jeannine, who shares some exciting news. Read about it here.

Meet Nyagwai’a:h, a Little Bear from a village of the Seneca nation, one of the five great nations of the Haudenosaunee. Little Bear is the youngest of three brothers at six, which puts him in a tough position, given that his older brothers haven’t spoken to each other in weeks. He tries to negotiate a…

Chrétien and his adoptive ‘father’, Le Vicomte de Châtellerault, travel to Fort Frontenac by canoe, down the St. Laurence river. There, they meet Le Marquis de Denonville, Governor of New France. The Governor welcomes them, saying they have arrived just in time for their new, unusual guests: fifty chiefs from the Onondaga Nation of the…