" Blue Eyes, you will drink?” Loretta waved him away. A long silence settled over them. Then Hunter grasped her chin and forced her to look at him. “ , seeking death, it is not wisdom.” He wedged the canteen between his knees and caught her hand, placing it on his muscular upper arm. “ , it is yours. No harm will come to you walking in my footsteps. You will trust this Comanche, eh? It is a promise I make for you. "