Farwell works on building the ranch, and Crow Mary is pregnant again. Red Fox often visits Farwell’s ranch, plays with Susie, and tells her stories. Susie asks her mother about Strong Bull, and she explains that in the Crow tribe, he is considered her brother. Susie approaches him, and he tells her that he will always protect her.

Crow Mary gives birth to a son with the help of two Crow women. Farwell names the baby Rosebud after his brother. Susie suggests that they call him Bud. Farwell continues working hard on the house, but Crow Mary notices his “foul mood” every time he returns from town. She worries that he is drinking again.

One evening, Farwell returns home with Stiller, upsetting Crow Mary. Stiller invites Farwell to drink to celebrate his new job as an agent interacting with Indigenous people on behalf of the US government. When Stiller sees Susie, he says that he has been looking for kids to send to school and suggests taking her. Crow Mary retorts that Susie will stay with her. Farwell knows there are schools on the reservations, but Stiller explains that a school has opened in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for Indigenous children.