"What should I do?" Touch the Sky asked Arrow Keeper. "I am a Shaiyena. But my white parents are the soul of my medicine bag. How can I let these things happen?""Do you realize what the rest will say if you desert your tribe now? And, little brother, have you considered Honey Eater? She loves you. But Black Elk loves her. When her father dies, she will need you more than ever. She will be alone. A Cheyenne who is alone is a dead Cheyenne. Do you go to help the whites who raised you, knowing it may turn your tribe against you forever and cost you Honey Eater?" Arrow Keeper asked. "Or do you stay?"