I trade him places and walk up to her, her nostrils flare and her head flings in the air. I make cautious but solid steps towards her, when I get close enough she lowers her head and sniffs my hand. I receive another snort before I am allowed to touch her shoulder, anxiety and spunk are all wrapped up in one beautiful package just ready to go off. She is a fire ready to explode. I can hear Levi and Listens to Horses behind me. “Is he here to flirt with her or is he gonna work.” I chuckle “Just wait and watch.” 
I give her room to run and she takes off around the enclosed space, after a few laps I block her path and ask her to change direction, her solid muscle ripples under her skin as she gracefully leaps in the other direction, she is so stunning and pleasing to watch.
After a few minutes running the opposite way she calms down some and I am able to peacefully saddle her. I carefully swing around making sure not to land on her back hard or bump my leg into her side. Once the successful mount is complete I gently nudge her and she walks off the pressure given. While on her we feel like one, I can feel her and she can feel me, we communicate smoothly and work as one. 
Levi watches in astonishment, Listens to Horses grins at the man, “Told you to just wait.” Levi smiles and claps him on the back, “My friend I will never doubt you ever again.” Once we do some basics I dismount and take her back to the barn. “It was good to meet you.” Levi says and shakes my hand again. We get back on our horses and make our way back to the village before night falls. 
The rest of the week I spend with the horses in the village, once the week is over Listens to Horses approaches me with a proposition. “I went to trade some horses with Levi the other day and he mentioned that he would be needing a lot of help, he just got in a fresh string of horses that need broke to ride, I can’t get there everyday so I asked if he would mind you helping.” I look up from the fire we have lit and practically bounce in anticipation. “He thought you would do really well with them, now it’s up to you and if you decide to, you will have to live with him and live under his rules. You will get the chance to go to town and see how the pale face do things, it will be hard for you to adjust at first and they may not be very accepting of someone who looks like a half breed. But the choice is ultimately yours.” 
I look back into the flames, I watch as they twist and turn and lick at the wood trying to slowly entangle itself within. I think for a moment then look back at my good friend, I nod once and smile. I realize it will be hard and the change will take its toll but I want to see more of the world and how everything works. Besides how hard could it be to live with another person, surely it’s not much worse than living in the tribe. 
It’s been a few weeks and to be honest I miss my own personal wigwam, as of right now I’m hiding in the barn loft because this morning was a morning to end all mornings. To start he walked in on my bathing last night,  the fire went out because I thought it was Levi’s night to keep up on it and he thought it was mine, I tried to get the eggs but the hens got out and I didn’t know any other way to tell Levi about it other than attempt to imitate them. He finally understood what I was getting at then it took us the better part of an hour to get them all rounded up. Then Levi thought I had told him the horses were fed but I was talking about the pigs so now we have to wait for their feed to settle before we can work them. 
We have had some setbacks lately but last night and this morning were the worst. After swallowing my nerves and mustering some courage I climb down from the loft and enter the house with an armload of firewood. I place it by the stove and see Levi working on a driving headstall. He glances up at me then goes back to work.
I weakly smile then go over to my cot and fix the blankets. “I figured we could go into town today instead of staying cooped up here. I think we both need a little time from the place and you haven’t been in town yet. I grin from ear to ear and point at the headstall then at the barn, “Sure.” he says. “You can go hook up Beauty and Big Ben.”
Making my way back to the barn I have an extra spring in my step, I’ve never seen a town let alone been in one. I wonder what it'll be like.” Once I get both the drafts harnessed Levi makes his way out and helps me hook them to the wagon. We hop on the wagon and head into town. Levi explains the set up and how to ask for something.
Nothing he said prepared me for the phenomenon that now sits in front of my own two eyes. There are so many buildings and there seems to be hundreds of people, Levi watches my expression and belly laughs. “This isn’t even a large town.” He explains. The wagon jolts forward as we continue down the hill.