Broken Spear

He had lost all but had gained much. It took him a long time to recover from the bear mauling that left his face disfigured and his body broken. He later learned of his mate''s miscarriage and soon after lost her as well. It was a dramatic change in life.

His name was changed from Long Spear to Broken Spear.

Unable to hunt with no family support it seemed his life was over.

He knew he was at the bottom. His body was broken and so was his will.

Then he found that he was able to see through the eyes of the soaring eagle and hawk. He was able to see the herds of buffalo as well as the location of the very dangerous predators.

He began to share this information with hunt teams.

His abilities soon made him sought out by hunt leaders. His coaching was paid back with food.

He was made the Seer of the clan.

He entered into exchanges with the Ancients. They told him that a future leader would come at a time of the clan''s dire need and guide the clan to new prosperity.

The day was clear. A white swan swam gracefully on a small oblong lake. The surrounding mountains graced with a dark green ribbon of pine surrounded a valley where a large group of people had gathered.

The eagle clearly saw the swan and then focused solely on an object on what Broken Spear recognized as a naming hide.

He tried to get a better look at the people. The eagle would only focus on what Broken Spear took to be the claw of an eagle.

He watched as a small hand picked up the claw and held it to the sky.

The eagle let out a cry, folded its wings and took a dive that had him holding tight. He was not sure he would survive but at the last moment the eagle spread its wings as it took the claw from the small hand and with a loud cry rose back into the sky.

The eagle accompanied by the white swan flew on circle around the valley and then flew away.

Broken Spear was shaken. He had tried to see the young boy, but he had only seen the claw. He was sure that the boy would be named "the claw of the eagle".

He wondered how he would be able to identify him in the future.

He would converse with the Ancients to see if he could learn about this future leader.

It would be a surprise to him when he met Taelo, the claw of the eagle and learned he was of the new ones. It would turn into a bond for a lifetime.