When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky

Two rests on the porch of her dormitory when Christa Belle Henley, a white Glendale performer who dresses like an Indigenous woman to entertain guests, approaches her. She asks after Ocher, but Two’s guilt over the horse’s death causes her to stay silent. After Christa Belle leaves, Franny appears and offers to find vodka to help with Two’s pain. Two reluctantly agrees. Franny expresses a desire to leave her act, and Two considers what her life would be like without Glendale.

The ghost of a young Cherokee man named Little Elk watches Two. Little Elk is killed when his clan attacks white settlers. He dies under a giant oak tree, and as years pass, his spirit returns to the tree. During the Civil War, he helps comfort the spirits of young Confederate soldiers who die in the same spot. Years later, he witnesses grave robbers stealing sacred relics in the area. As years pass, Little Elk becomes convinced his purpose is to stop the desecration of graves. When Glendale is built, Little Elk feels comforted by the zoo’s buffalo and bears. He becomes fascinated with Two Feathers.