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headman and turned to salute the little crowd that had gathered. He used the gesture universal in the north to signify friendship," Lee said. "I heard tell he was a kinsman of yours by adoption. He may have acquired another name, but the man is European."
"Ah," said the headman, "we have been waiting for you."
The rest of the villagers, gathered in the thin steaming sunlight on the muddy ground in the middle of the houses, couldn't understand the words, but they saw the headman's pleasure. Pleasure, and relief, Lee felt Hester think., and laid his rifle down at his feet.An old Siberian Tartar, his eyes almost lost in the wrinkles around them, laid his bow down beside it. His wolverine daemon twitched her nose at Hester, who flicked an ear in response, and then the headman spoke.Lee replied, and they moved through half a dozen languages before finding one in which they could talk."My respects to you and your tribe," Lee said. "I have some smokeweed, which is not worthy, but I would be honored to present it to you." The headman nodded in appreciation, and one of his wives received the bundle Lee removed from his pack."I am seeking a man called Grumman