Resupplied and rearmed, Pasquinel returned to the heart of Indian Territory. Bockweiss saw a business opportunity by partnering with the trapper and agreed to finance his expeditions. Louis with nothing but an arrowhead for his troubles, Pasquinel was introduced to the local silversmith, Hermann Bockweiss, and his daughter Lise. When Pasquinel confronted the Pawnee braves again, they were subsequently attacked by river pirates, who stole the pelts and swindled Pasquinel.
Later however, Pawnee braves attacked the trapper, stole his prized beaver pelts, and shot an arrow in his back. On his way out of Indian Territory, Pasquinel encountered the Pawnee, whose chief initially allowed the trapper to pass through safely provided that he be provided a gun too. Lame Beaver also requested that Pasquinel would give him a gun the next time he visited. Pasquinel was allowed to trade with the Arapaho and became a trusted companion of Lame Beaver, who warned the trapper about the potential dangers of the area, specifically the opposing Indian tribes like the Pawnee. Though they were in a position to kill each other, the Arapaho leader and the Canadian trapper became allies. During one night, the two confronted each other through the Indian practice of "counting coup" where they strike the weapon of the enemy or make physical contact with the enemy himself. It was then that he witnessed the arrival of the White Man in the area, specifically a French-Canadian trapper that went by the name of Pasquinel. His uncle adopted him and told him that "only the rocks live forever".īy his adulthood in the late 1700's, Lame Beaver was an Arapaho warrior without peer and unofficially became the leader of his tribe, encamping upon the banks of the South Platte River. This event had a profound effect on the boy, named Lame Beaver, for it gave him the courage to face death without fear. In the mid 1700's, a young boy of the Arapaho Indian tribe was told of his father's passing.
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