Dan #3

It was the afternoon when the soldiers brought me to the Lieutenant’s tent. He told me I disobeyed an order by stealing the Governor’s dog. That was stupid, of course because Larka wasn’t even anyone but Waruwi’s dog. The Lieutenant sighed. He said he didn’t have a choice but to wish me a good sleep, because I would be flogged in the morning. Earlier the next day,  Lieutenant Roberts led us to a forest and ordered Goodwin to build the triangle with me. While I was watching Goodwin work on the wood, Goodwin looked up. He heard a noise. Waruwi came with something wrapped in different hides. Goodwin warned me I have already gotten into enough trouble and shouldn’t listen to her but I stood up and lifted up the hide. I gasped and gestured for Goodwin to come over. By the look on his face, he was surprised too. An hour later, all the soldiers and Lieutenant Roberts gathered around the triangle. I stood in the middle holding what Waruwi brought wrapped in a red coat. Lieutenant Roberts came up to me and asked if I had anything to say for myself. I said yes and I didn’t steal Larka. This made the Lieutenant furious. He gave me one warning. I said I returned the dog to its rightful owner and I have something better. The Lieutenant still didn’t believe me. Then, Goodwin stood up for me. He told the Lieutenant that it was really a better thing for the camp. I opened up the coat to reveal a puppy. I said it was a gift of friendship from the natives and it’s much easier to train. The Lieutenant was dumbfounded and said it was amazing but warned me not to break the Governor’s laws again.