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 stead, despite her being a woman. However, being a widow, she must behave as a widow should for a full year, which becomes increasingly difficult as soon as her first love, Taqanansis, shows up at her doorstep. Read about it here.