Chapter 14: BECOMING WYANDOTTE

For seven long days, Guillaume was tortured. They burned him slowly until chunks of flesh fell off his body, slicing his private parts until he was completely castrated. He fought cries of pain until he was almost certain he would bite his tongue off before losing consciousness.

The natives removed him from the stake, giving him water and allowing him to rest.

Mercy?

Within a few hours, he was dragged back to the stake in the center of the village, the inhumane torture continuing.

"One soul..."Guillaume breathed before singing in his native French tongue, "Jesus thou son of David, have mercy on me."

The song became the cry of his heart when he realized they were never going to let him live.

On the seventh day, he breathed his last, his final thoughts on the glory of Heaven that awaited him.

Chief Long Knife entered the wigwam, for once unwilling to participate as the men cooked Guillaume's remains before eating him, ingesting his life force.