Chapter 9

Emily POV

Joseph and Thomas left just after breakfast to meet up with Brody and check on the beaver dam situation. It was definitely an issue because if the beaver were successful in creating the dam, it would affect our water supply. Joseph had told us over breakfast that once the dam was destroyed, they would set traps for the beaver and harvest the pelts for sale.

I spent my time writing out several letters to my friends. I wrote to Hannah and inquired about her pregnancy and the ranch after telling her about Joseph and all that had happened. I also told her that Lizzy and her siblings were doing well, I knew that she worried about them, having been orphaned at a young age herself.

My letter to Abigail included much of the same information, asking about Henry and whether they knew where they would be sent next. Abigail had written that they knew they wouldn’t stay at Fort Sill but she was unsure where they would be going. I was happy that she had found someone to protect her. Her