Naiche rocked her head back and forth, considering the question. “Maybe not in five years but in six or seven, when this guy….” She patted her abdomen, “...is in school. Tal and Pop are both stationed Earth-side now, so by then I could think about taking a shipboard post.”
“I hope so. I’d really love the chance to serve side-by-side with you again.”
“I believe it’ll happen – one way or another.” Naiche looked around at the room full of friends and family. “If life has taught me one thing – and let’s face it, it hasn’t taught me much more than that….” Over Con’s chuckles, she continued, “…it’s that as long as you’re still breathing, there will be plenty of chances coming your way. The trick is being smart enough to grab the right ones.”
Chiricahua Glossary
Bik’ehgo’iindáń - the Creator
Ka dish day – until we meet again
N’daa – stranger, enemy, non-Apache people
Shimáá – my mother
Shichú – my grandmother
Tsiͅłkizhéne ndé – foolish ones/people
Choctaw Glossary
Mafo – grandfather
Pokni – grandmother
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