Led by the patrol soldiers, Chief Sleeping Bear and his party entered the camp of the Double Wolf Clan, and soon saw the chief here, who was also an old man in his fifties and sixties.

"Hello." The Twin Wolf Chief first glanced at the captive, and then greeted nonchalantly.

"Well, hello." Chief Sleeping Bear responded, then pointed to the captive and said, "I have come to visit you not for anything but for him—your people tried to steal our horses, but apparently he failed. ”

After a pause, he continued, "First of all, I want to know why he did it. I asked him, but he wouldn't say anything. ”

The Twin Wolf Chieftain was silent for two seconds, then bowed his head slightly and said, "I don't know the reason why he stole the horse, it was his private actions...... I'm sorry for this happening. ”

"Acting privately?" Chief Sleeping Bear was clearly not convinced.

"That's right." But the Twin Wolf Chieftain had already decided, "The Great Chief has said that the Apache is our friend, and of course we will respect your property." But there are always greedy people who ruin our friendships, and it's hard to avoid. ”

"You're right, the Comanches and the Apache are friends." Chief Sleeping Bear nodded. But he didn't believe it, the Apache and the Comanche had clashed in history, and since the Comanche and Cheyenne had been in a humiliating alliance, the so-called friendship has never existed.

The current relationship between the two ethnic groups is barely neutral.

Although the friendship no longer existed, the Sleeping Bear Chief clearly did not intend to further damage the relationship, so he said: "In that case, let it be over, the two horse thieves have also paid the price for their greed, life and an arm." ”

"Now I hand these two back to you, and I hope it won't affect our friendship."

With that, Chief Sleeping Bear motioned for the rope to untie the captive's body, and at the same time unloaded the bag containing the body of another horse thief from his horse.

After being untied, the captive walked up to the Twin Wolf Chieftains, still bowing his head without saying a word, but his body trembled slightly, as if he was crying.

The Twin Wolf Chief let out a low sigh and patted him on the shoulder, "Go and let the shaman see your injuries." ”

The captive raised his hand and wiped it on his face, then turned and left.

The Twin Wolf Chieftain then said, "It's getting late, if you don't mind, please allow the Twin Wolf Clan to hold a ceremony to entertain you." ”

Chief Sleeping Bear waved his hand: "There is no need for ceremonial reception, we can rest here for one night, the horses are tired after a day of running." ”

The two sides exchanged a few more polite words, and as the sky grew dark, they were ready to rest.

The Sleeping Bear Chief borrowed two tents from the Twin Wolf Clan so that his entourage could sleep.

For safety, the two tents borrowed were located on the edge of the camp, so that it would be easier for the Twin Wolf Clan to escape in case something bad happened, and people were also arranged to be on duty at night.

The horse whistle was the one in charge of the first half of the night, because he had a pocket watch and knew the exact time.

Throughout the first half of the night, he held a pocket watch in one hand and a Kentucky rifle in the other, alerting the movements around him, sometimes going outside and circling the tent twice.

But apart from the fact that the horse thief with a broken arm appeared near the tent once in the middle of the night, there was nothing of note.

The second half of the night was just as calm.

After the night, the people of the Sleeping Bear Clan woke up from their sleep, cleaned up briefly, and prepared to ride back.

"Chief." But the horse whistle found the chief.

"What's wrong?" The old chief looked at his expression.

"Do you think the Comanche man who stole the horse really did it privately?" ”

"Of course not, but we have no evidence that he was instigated." The old chief said, "We have nothing to lose, so let this matter pass, for if we have another hostile neighbor, we will be in great trouble." ”

"No, I mean......" Sentry motioned to the chief to look east of the camp, where the Twin Wolf Clan kept their horses, "Look at the herd of horses there, there are so few of them that they can't even do it for one man or one horse, it's obvious that something happened, like an attack or horse plague." ”

"That's probably why they had the intention to steal the horse."

The old chief frowned slightly, and then approved his idea: "Indeed, but what does this mean?" ”

"Chief, I think we should take the initiative to understand their problems and then consider providing them with some help, such as lending them some horses to tide them over the current situation," said Ma Hou. ”

"Why help them?" Several clansmen said puzzled.

"If they are in a constant state of crisis, they will definitely choose to take risks and steal or even plunder nearby clans, starting with us with the most horses," Ma Whistle explained. ”

"Instead of passively taking such risks, it is better to actively lend them horses, which can not only improve the relationship, but also collect some interest."

"What is interest?" One clansman was at a loss, and most of the other clansmen also cast questioning glances.

Horse whistle: "......"

After hearing his words, the old chief thought for a while, and finally shook his head: "We are not in the same relationship with the Comanches as before, there is no need to help them. ”

"As for the attack, since they are short of horses, they should not dare to attack us. Even if they dare to come, they will definitely not be our opponents. The Sleeping Bear Clan is now more powerful than ever, especially with the strong bow you made, we can easily defeat them. ”

The strong bow designed by the horse whistle has improved the combat effectiveness of the Sleeping Bear Clan a lot, and everyone can clearly feel that the efficiency of hunting has been significantly improved.

After the addition of the Harmony Clan, the size of the Sleeping Bear Clan has been expanding, with a population of more than two hundred and more than six hundred horses, at least at the clan level.

"But chief, didn't you also say that we should unite?" The horse whistle persuaded again.

"Having said that, but ...... What if we lend them horses and they don't pay them back? "The old chief didn't want to risk losing some of his horses for nothing.

Seeing that the chief did not wish to do so, the horse whistle did not persuade him again, and then the group rode out of the camp of the two wolves and returned to the clan by the same route.

This is the end of the Comanche horse theft, and it seems that people have forgotten about it......

After returning to the clan, it was not yet dark, and in the afterglow of the evening, Ma Sentry found a bunch of planks, ropes, cowhides, cow tendons and other things, and squatted next to Hei Feng alone, gesturing back and forth.

"Brother Whistle, what are you doing?" The little beast came over with a curious expression, and couldn't help but ask as he looked at his strange behavior.

"Nothing." Ma Whistle said casually, with no intention of explaining, for he was designing something that most Indians had never used.

He was designing stirrups.