Created by Melissa
(Lily was first introduced in “Prairie Possessions” as the daughter of Running Wolf, the evil spirit who tries to take over Buck’s soul. The story ends with the beginning of her and Buck’s blossoming relationship, so be on the lookout for her in future stories!)
She Who Sings Like a Bird was the youngest of four daughters born to Running Wolf, the Chief of the Lakota tribe. As a child, she was considered to be the “ugly duckling” of the chief’s daughters, her breathtaking beauty not fully blossoming until she turned sixteen. She was nicknamed Lily by her mother, for she felt that her daughter’s beauty was as pure and delicate as that of the flower by the same name. She stood 5’6” and slim, with thick ebony black hair that reached her waist, and deep, searching eyes as black as onyx. Her skin had the traditional Indian coloring, but was baby smooth and free from any imperfections.
She often grew bored with life within the tribe, and dreamed of running off to find her one true love (whom she didn’t know, but was sure existed.) She found it difficult to conform to the lifestyle of her people, and yearned to travel and see the “big cities” where the white men lived. She had heard her people talking about New York and Boston, and dreamed of the day that she would be able to see them herself.
Lily knew from a very young age that her life was not within the confines of her tribe, but whenever she tried to explain that to her family, she was disciplined fiercely. She was constantly reminded by her father that the white men were their enemy, and that given a chance they would wipe out all of the Indian tribes without a second thought. On her eighteenth birthday, her father Running Wolf was killed in battle. The elders told her of the three riders who had trespassed on sacred ground in Spirit Canyon, and that one of them was possessed by an evil spirit. She was ordered to go to them and guide the other two in their journey to defeat the spirit, but was not told that the spirit was her father.
Feeling terribly guilty and completely responsible for the trouble the three riders had, especially the pain and suffering that Buck endured, she vows to stay by his side until he is well again. But what she never prepared herself for was the possibility that Buck was the man she had been dreaming of her entire life. And when Buck seems to realize the same thing, she knows that she will never leave his side again.
