Candle of Love

Written by Helen

Disclaimer: This story is in no way meant to infringe on the rights of the creator of the series The Young Riders, Ed Spielman and Ogiens/Kane. All other characters are copyrighted by the author.

After Kid was out of earshot, the boys started voicing their dislike of Tory. They couldn't believe how much she had Kid wrapped around her little finger. Jimmy was the worst because he felt more for Lou that the other boys, & they all knew it. He couldn't believe Kid. It's as if Tory had used some kind of witchcraft on Kid, & it was starting to make Jimmy a little jumpy. He decided to have a little talk with Kid, before he did something stupid.

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Meanwhile

Lou rode hard & fast toward the last place she knew the Kiowa to be. Buck had told her on one of their walks that his tribe had the one place they liked coming back to every year, which was where she was headed. As she rode over the crest of a hill, she could see the tepee's poking up behind a small hill in front of her a few miles away. The fading sunlight guided her towards them. Butterflies formed in her stomach as she mounted the final peak, where she heard b rhythmic beating of drums & the singing of the tribe.

All of a sudden, she became worried. 'What happens if Buck's already left to find his nephew. They might kill me. I'm a stranger to them. Only Red Bear knows me, & even then I was dressed like a lady then. Oh god, what was that?' thoughts ran through her head as she heard a twig snap to her right. She squinted into the darkness to try & make out what made the noise, when all of a sudden she was knocked off her horse.

She landed with a Thud, & was quickly getting to her feet when she felt the cold blade to her throat.

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