She doesn't need any care.

Her face and the pretty ways of her are all the protection she would need in a band of howling savages." "Did you say she handled one of the revolvers ?" asked McLean.
"She scared all the breath out of me body," admitted Freckles.

"Seems that her father has taught her to shoot.

The Bird Woman told her distinctly to lie low and blaze away high, just to help scare them.

The spunky little thing followed them right out into the west road, spitting lead like hail, and clipping all around the heads and heels of them; and I'm damned, sir, if I believe she'd cared a rap if she'd hit.