‘You said my boy took over running the ranch when he was about seventeen,’ Jim recalled. Again, both men nodded. ‘I know he got married or had a...woman cause, you’re here William.’ He smiled at William and continued, ‘Who’d he latch onto? Who was your mother William?’ William continued the story. ‘John was about eight when Iron Buffalo left, but every spring he and Chante would go stay with his grandfather for four or five weeks. Chante told him he needed to learn about his heritage and what it. Defense saw a slow but continual draining of the career do-nothings who wasted my time and the people’s money. When replacements appeared, they tended to be driven, clear minded and determined to work with me, not on behalf of a dozen different special interests. We published a memo ordering EVERY Defense employee to avoid all contact with lobbyists and ordering that every contact with lobbyists result in a detailed report to Landahl’s office for review.We fired quite a few civilian employees. My breast milk is the only food you’ve been able to keep down, and I know that it's helping you regain your strength.”After a few more minutes, I pulled away slightly, so I could change to my left breast. As I was getting repositioned Jack started to speak. His deep voice was still weak, but he said, “It’s unbelievable what you two have done for me. Most of the people in these parts don’t care too much for black folks. Someone else might have let me die in that stream. And feeding me directly. They didn’t like the Uratha being in their city, and admitting to killing them was probably not a good idea. “Not sure. Dozens?” he whispered. “A lot more if you include the hunts for food.”“Food?” Tash looked around at the spirits. Some of them were talking with each other in a language she didn’t know, and she cringed at the thought of her boyfriends eating something like Safe. “H-How does that work?”The boys looked about, motioned people in, and everyone got in close. They were still.