#01 – Comfort
He slips an arm around her shaking shoulders, far too small to bear the weight of war.

#02 – Kiss
When their lips first touch, it is cold and wet, the spray of the waterfall mixing with her tears.

#03 – Soft
Her voice was the softest whisper the first time she told him she loved him – his voice was even softer when he replied.

#04 – Pain
That day at the cliffs is a day of pain, with Magua’s blades and hatchets biting into flesh. The thought that she had almost lost him is an even sharper pain for Alice.

#05 – Potatoes
They roasted the potatoes they’d found in the ruin of the burnt-out village; food had never tasted so good after two days wait.

#06 – Rain
Hidden in the caves, Alice watched the rain fall but thought of the man beside her.

#07 – Chocolate
Uncas’ eyes reminded Alice of the dark chocolate she and Cora would receive at Christmastime; when he told her he loved her, it was even sweeter.

#08 – Happiness
Snatches of conversation and stolen moments in corners while they are at the fort is the closest Alice has come to pure happiness since she had arrived in America.

#09 – Telephone
It is a bittersweet feeling to realize that, without those false messages from her father, she never would have met him.

#10 – Ears
His ear is pierced while hers are not. She doesn’t mind, she’s never liked blood or needles.

#11 – Name
His name is not guttural, it is not savage – it comes from her heart and over her lips as they whisper about the war.

#12 – Sensual
She is, was, an innocent in many ways before the war. His skimming hands and skillful tongue has never caused her to regret this wanton abandon.

#13 – Death
They courted death that day at the cliffs. When she runs her fingers over the raised scars, she counts how many times they have escaped (for now).

#14 – Sex
It is a sin, she knows, but that does not stop Alice from lifting her skirts ensconced behind the waterfall.

#15 – Touch
His grip is strong and reassuring as he helps her over rocky paths; she knows his touch will gently lead her for the rest of her life.

#16 – Weakness
It is a change for him to be weak and her strong – after attacking Magua, it is her arm that supports him, and her gentle touch that tends to his injuries.

#17 – Tears
He grabs her from the edge of the cliff, tears mixing with blood and hands knotting in her hair, not caring about his injuries but that she’s safe.

#18 – Speed
He runs after the bounding elk, legs burning, but mind feeling as if he’s flying.

#19 – Wind
The wind whistles around their cabin at night, and Alice always moves closer to Uncas – it’s the wind, but it may be wolves.

#20 – Freedom
It is a hard life, but Alice finally understands – there are no chaperones or officers and duties or bondage to the crown – they struggle, but it is their own.

#21 – Life
Uncas wraps his arms around her midsection and tenderly whispers unknown words to her swelling form; both are amazed at the life inside her.

#22 – Jealousy
Alice watches Cora enviously handle walking for three days and the sights of war with unflappable calm; her jealousy prevents her seeing Uncas’ admiration for her own courage.

#23 – Hands
His hands are calloused and worn while hers are smooth and soft; the savage and the lady, she sometimes thinks with derision.

#24 – Taste
When he returns from a hunt, all she wants is to taste his salt-soaked skin – the tang reminds her he is back and she is safe.

#25 – Devotion
Alice reads her Bible every Sunday; Uncas studies her golden hair with the same intensity.

#26 – Forever
There were never any vows, but Alice knows that he will be with her forever.

#27 – Blood
Alice always thought of blood in terms of death until the birth of their daughter; blood may be death, but it is fittingly, also the start of life.

#28 – Sickness
She did not realize why she felt so wretched until Cora spoke more on the consequences of laying with a man.

#29 – Melody
She did not think he sang until she found him one night at the wooden cradle, trying to ease Nadie to sleep.

#30 – Star
Alice loved to gaze up at the night sky when she first came to America – the stars remained the same. Uncas loved to gaze at the night sky before he went to sleep – the stars were unchanging.

#31 – Home
Their cabin was small and had only two rooms; even still, it was the first time since she came to America that Alice felt at home.

#32 – Confusion
She had been jolted from imminent death to being saved from savages by savages. Alice did not know what to think as she was started by his deep brown eyes.

#33 – Fear
The smell of gunpowder and the tang of blood would always send a shiver of fear down her spine from now on.

#34 - Lightning/Thunder
Alice hated thunder and its echoing cousinship to gunshots; when there was a storm, she would curl into the safe embrace of Uncas’ arms.

#35 – Bonds
They are not married, but they are bonded all the same.

#36 – Market
The first time they go to a market together, Alice knows he sees the stares; feeling as bold as Cora, she tells him she doesn’t care.

#37 – Technology
Uncas cleans his gun meticulously after every use. If asked, he’ll say he prefers the older ways even as his fingers brush over raised scars.

#38 – Gift
Days together are a gift – a balance for the hardship they have weathered.

#39 – Smile
The first time Alice saw Uncas smile, he had grabbed her to dance and they were whirling, whirling. The next time he smiles, they are not dancing, but she feels the same.

#40 – Innocence
The war had taken almost all her innocence; she gave him what little she had left.

#41 – Completion
Birthing was terrifying and painful, but as she held her daughter, Alice felt a sense of completion.

#42 – Clouds
When she was young, she loved to look for animals in the clouds. When he was young, he did too.

#43 – Sky
Her eyes are blue like the sky and just as wide when he first sees her.

#44 – Heaven
He doesn’t believe in heaven, but she does. Sometimes she worries that he’ll never get there, but she’d never tell him that.

#45 – Hell
Neither of them believe in hell, not after seeing the effects of war. People punish each other enough on Earth.

#46 – Sun
The sun is almost blindingly bright at the cliffs, and Alice’s eyes water until she is crying. She does not want to die today.

#47 – Moon
The moon had hidden behind the clouds – when it came out, she realized they were in a native burial ground with a muffled shriek. Uncas had kept his hand over her mouth.

#48 – Waves
On their way to America, Cora reveled in the bucking waves that directed the ship; Alice spent her time below deck feeling as if she were on a wild horse and could not get off.

#49 – Hair
Her hair is long and golden, and Uncas loves it when she lets it hang down. He does not believe in the white men’s angels, but he knows she looks like one.

#50 – Supernova
When they couple behind the waterfall, Alice sees bright stars behind her closed eyes. She wonders if Uncas sees them too.

I chose Nadie because it is an Algonquin name meaning "wise daughter." I wanted a Mohican name, but had some trouble finding anything in their language. However, I did find that their language is close to one of the Algonquin dialects, so I chose an Algonquin name.