Elemental Forces
"I sure wish my guide would show up. I'm really ready to hit the hay. I don't suppose you could give me directions to the reservation?"
"Oh, I could get you to Stone Circles, the biggest of the native villages, okay, or even Mound, which is a bit trickier, but that would not solve your problem. There is no motel or hotel out there, no boarding house, and I can't imagine you living with any of the families I know."
She feels tears welling up in her eyes. Hoping that the poor light hides them from the sheriff, she continues, "Do you know this Juan Quantico, the man who said he would meet me?"
Gruffly, the sheriff admits, "Yes. But he doesn't come to town."
"So you said earlier. Could that Tom