Part 1, Chapters 5-6 Summary

Eagle Ribs catches up with White Man's Dog but Fast Horse and Yellow Kidney have not shown up. Eagle Ribs is troubled. He relates a dream of a white horse death horse. The animal wears a bridle with the reins dragging. Fast Horse shows up, and White Man's Dog asks about Yellow Kidney. Fast Horse did not wait for him. While he took shelter in a den, he had a dream of Cold Maker. They have offended him. Fast Horse vows to bring two robes for Cold Maker's daughters. Three days later Yellow Kidney's wife, Heavy Shield Woman, steps from her lodge in mourning. She makes a meal for her 16-year-old daughter, Red Paint, and two sons. She sets a place for her missing husband and tells the children Yellow Kidney appeared in a dream and would be coming...