Nanaiya told her granddaughter the news: "A young man has asked to marry you—one of the hunters."Ishkoisi was excited at first, flattered that one w...uld find her a suitable wife—the taunts of her childhood had shaped her confidence, making her feel, if by small degrees, ugly. Her excitement quickly turned to anxiety. She asked her grandmother many questions: "What's he like? Is he nice? How does he look? Should I wear something of mother's? Did he say if he liked me?" Nanaiya laughed and. She smiled at him, waved, then started the engine and drove off. Rod took a deep breath and let it out. ‘Wow!’ he said. Then he called dispatch on his radio, told them he’d finished with the crash investigation and was returning to patrol. Later that day, Rod was in the office not long before the end of his shift, finishing up the paperwork on the crash. ‘I wonder…’ he thought, as he put the finishing touches on the diagram of the crash. ‘I wonder what Mrs. Whitman would do if I called her.’ He. ”“Wanna know a secret?” I asked conspiratorially.“Sure.”“Those last two fights ... I thought about being in the cage with Brad. As soon as I did that, it was like something clicked in my head. I was never all that aggressive in my fights before. It was always a fun hobby. This turned me into a mean fighter.”“So when you decide you’ve had enough of them...”“Not gonna happen. I’ve already decided that I’ve had enough of Barb’s shit, so I moved out. I wouldn’t touch Brad unless he came after me. ’ ‘How do you know, unless you try? How did you used to do?’ ‘I was always in the top ten and won the Quick Draw the last time, but it has been awhile — years, even.’ ‘Well Clay, if you don’t do something you’re going to lose it and shoot someone, so take the time off.’ ‘I’ll think about it.’ ‘You do that, you need it.’ Just then we heard the Sheriff holler, ‘THOMAS! GET YOUR ASS IN HERE!’ ‘Your bellowed, oh great leader?’ I said. ‘Just what the fuck happened in court?’ demanded the Sheriff..