Matt watched in fascination. "What are you making?"
"Well, we are low on ammunition, I thought I'd make a couple of bows and arrows for us to use when we hunt."
"Good idea, can I help?"
"Sure, grab you one of them sticks and start whittling like me." Ferg told him.
Matt saw he had a pile of sticks and took one in his hand, noting how the stick bent well and didn't break. He watched Ferg for a while, then he took one of Ferg's knives and began to whittle away at it.
Snow Bird saw what they were making, and she came over. "Can I help?"
"Sure, you are probably more familiar with these than we are. We're low on ammunition so I thought these would come in handy to hunt with." Ferg told her.
"They will, you are smart for thinking of it." Snow Bird smiled. "I can make you some arrows if you like."
"Good, I could use some." Ferg smiled.
"Bows and arrows are quiet, and fast and very good."
"Smart huh? That's a new one on me. No one has ever called me smart." Ferg laughed.
Snow Bird reached for his hand, "You are very smart."
He stared at her, then glanced at Matt, "She's an awful good woman."
Matt grinned, Yes, she is."
"That red-head over there though, she's going to try to make trouble around her. I can see that now."
"Maybe that's why they call her Kat." Matt grinned.
"She got her eye on you Matt."
"Won't do her a bit of good. I got eyes for only one woman, and she's sitting right beside me now." Matt glanced at Snow Bird his hand reaching to pet her.
"The way she goes after the men, he's gonna have a time keeping people in line. She's a real flirt, and that black woman can't stand her." Ferg told him. "I wouldn't be at all surprised if they don't get in a cat fight."
"They are much alike," Snow Bird muttered. "But I have come to like Rose a bit. She's not as sure of herself as one might think And, she does care for the men she sleeps with, that is something."
"How do you know that?" They both asked her.
"Because when the man had the accident with the axe, and I gave him medicine, she was very glad that he healed."
But that very night, when Kat tried to horn in on Rose's man for the night, Rose stood up and grabbed her by her long red hair, pulling hard. "You find your own man," She hollered.
Everyone seemed to come awake as the shrill of Rose's voice split the air.
Willis woke up and saw the goings on and watched.
"I like this one. Looks like you already got him trained." Kat said and tried to knock her silly. But her swing missed, and Rose pushed her down.
For several seconds Rose stood there staring, then she dove into Kat and they wrestled all over the floor. The men were up and staring at them, egging them on.
They punched, bit, pulled hair and rolled over and over with each other on the floor as people began to get out of their way and still cheer them on in their fight.
Matt and Snow Bird were silent, they watched from a distance. "Fool women, there are more men than women, she could've found another. I think she likes fighting."
Ferg stood beside Matt, "I knew that would happen. They are both alike, two cats fighting over the same man."