Chapter 9
The ring of authority in Billy Black's voice was mesmerising. Emily Clearwater produced a pen and notepad and furiously began scribbling to keep up with Billy.
"In the beginning, the tribe settled in this harborand became skilled ship builders and fishermen. But the tribe was small, and the harbor was rich in fish. There was others who coveted our land, and we were too small to hold it. A larger tribe moved against us, and we took our ships to escape them.
"Kaheleha was not the first spirit warrior, but we do not remember the stories that came before his. We do not remember who was the first to dicover this power, or how it had been used before this crisis. Kaheleha was the first great Spirit Chief in our history. I this emergency, Kaheleha used the magic to defend our land.
"He and all his warriors left the ship- not in their bodies, but their spirits. Their women watched over the bodies and the waves, and the men took their spirits back to the harbor.
"They could not physically touch the enemy tribe, but they had other ways. The stories tell us that they could blow fierce winds into their enemy's camps; they could make a great screaming in the wind that terrified their foes. The stories also tell us tht the animals could see the spirit warriors and understand them; the animals would do their bidding.
"Kaheleha took his spirit army and wreaked havoc on the intruders. This invading tribe had packs of big, thick-furred dogs they usedto pulls their sleds in the frozen north. The spirit warriors turned the dogs against their masters and then brought a mighty infestation of bats up from the cliff caverns. They used the svreaming wind to aid the dogs in confusing the me. The dogs and bats won. The survivors scattered, calling our harbor a cursed place. The dogs ran wild when the spirit warriors released them. The Quileutes returned to their bodis and their wives, victorious.
"The other nearby tribes, the Hohs and Makahs, made treaties with the Quileutes. They wantednothing to do with our magic. We lived in peace with them. Whenan enemy came against us, the spirit warriors wouls drive them off.
"Generations passed. Then came the ladt great Spirit Cheif, Taha Aki. He was known for his wisdom, and for being a man of peace. The people lived well and content in his care.
"But there was one man, Utlapa who was not content."
A low his ran round the fire, but I was too slow to see who made the noise. Billy ignored it and went on with the legends.
"Utlapa was ne of Cheif Taha Aki's strongest spirit warriors- a powerful man, but a grasping man, too. He thought the people should use their magic to expand their lands, to enslave the Hohs and the Makahs and build an empire
"Now, when the warriors were their spirit selves, they knew each other's thoughts. Taha Aki saw what Utlapa dreamed, and was angry at Utlapa. Utlapa was commanded to leave the people, and never use his spirit self again. Utlapa was a strong man, but the chief's warriors outnumbered him. He had no choice but to leave. The furious outcast hid in the forest nearby, waiting for a chance to get revenge against the chief.
"Even in times of peace, the Spirit Chief was vigilant in protecting he people. Often, he would go the a sacred, secret place in the mountains. He would leave his body behind and sweep down through the forests an along the coast, making sure no threat approached.
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