Part 3, Chapters 20-21 Summary

Fools Crow sees buildings with corrals but no animals. At dusk, he rides to the house and finds the scalped dead man. Back at the Lone Eater camp, Yellow Kidney thinks his life is like that of an old man. That night he leaves and hopes his wife will be happy. For the first time since he lost his fingers, he feels alive. From Owl Child's look-out, Fast Horse recognizes Fools Crow as he approaches. Fast Horse is angry. Their friendship is over. They follow different paths. Fools Crow tells him that he visited the ranch of the murdered family. "You Fast Horse, you have become the heartless insect, for you would betray your own people," (p. 235). Fools Crow asks what he is to tell Boss Ribs. Fast Horse says to tell him that he did not find him...