It was what his heart needed, and he left out none of the details.

Slim Buck was listening, but Jolly Roger knew he was talking straight at Yellow Bird, and that her warm heart was full of understanding.

Softly, in that low Cree voice which is the sweetest of all voices, she asked him many questions about Nada, and gently her slim fingers caressed the tress of Nada's hair which he let her take in her hands.

And after a long time, she said.
"I have given her a name.

She is Oo-Mee, the Pigeon." Slim Buck started at the strange note in her voice.
"The Pigeon," he repeated, "Yes, Oo-Mee, the Pigeon," Yellow Bird nodded.