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Flashback In Three Day Road

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n the second quarter of Three Day Road, some crucial flashbacks are brought up from both Niska's and Xavier's point of view. The first part, however, is from Xavier's perspective, in a flashback from war, where they are fighting in a place called White Horse Cellars. Xavier spots the movement of soldiers, and Elijah guns them down. Thomson, impressed with Elijah and Xavier's teamwork, is told by Elijah that they both have been hunting their entire lives. Xavier knows this isn't true, but keeps it to himself. After this, Elijah sneaks out at night and suffocates a suffering German soldier. Elijah is starting to gain some respect. Soon after, as a British officer is talking to their battalion, the 48th Highlanders, about a shooting competition. …show more content…

The shooting competition only has 3 people left. Elijah, Xavier and a highlander. The final part of this competition is to light a match with a bullet. On his final try, Xavier lights the match. McCaan gives him a new nickname: X. He has gained an enormous amount of respect compared to what he had before. Back on the canoe, Niska asks Xavier about the last time he saw Elijah. He tells her for a short moment about the forest fire, but he falls back into a flashback. He once again recalls the death of Sean Patrick. Him and Elijah being determined to find the phantom sniper, the killer of Sean Patrick and several others. Checking his rifles accuracy, Elijah shoots the bloated belly of a dead horse. Hiding beneath this dead horse was the phantom sniper. With two shots, Elijah killed him. The narrative switches back to Niska. She tells ailing Xavier about her past, as she set up camp for the night. After her mother saved her from the residential schools, they became awawatuk. These were Cree people not accepted by the Cree for rejecting the wemistikoshiw. She also took over her Father's role of medicine man and a diviner. Now, Niska is not telling her story aloud anymore, but silently …show more content…

They decide to have sex. When she awoke, the hunter was gone. As Niska goes to sleep in the teepee, Xavier starts to recall, again, about when he killed the phantom sniper. McCaan sends Xavier, with Elijah and Thomson, to search for him. They retrieve his bayonet, along with his rifle. When Lieutenant Breech sends 6 soldiers out on a raiding mission, which Xavier thinks is too many for this. Elijah leaves briefly to get a morphine tablet from the medic. The medic says no, because supplies are getting low. Next, the 6 soldiers leave for the German lines. In the chaos here, Elijah is severely injured, so Xavier lays on top of him to protect him. He has a few scratches and a potential broken arm, so he takes morphine. Xavier also learns that one of the soldiers died, and Thomson was sent to a hospital. Thomson might've died if it weren't for Gilberto, who saved Thomson. As Elijah and Gilberto were talking, Xavier recollects his short period of time at the residential school. He remembers the oppressive Sister Magdalene, who beat Elijah and Xavier with a switch. On the reserve, Elijah and Xavier visit estaminets, pubs that sell alcohol. Xavier, while drunk, meets a girl named Lisette. They hold hands and

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