After his return to Boonesborough his old friend, Calloway, formally accused him of treachery on two counts: that Boone had betrayed the salt makers to the Indians and had planned to betray Boonesborough to the British.

Boone was tried and acquitted.

His simple explanation of his acts satisfied the court-martial and made him a greater hero than ever among the frontier folk.
Black Fish then took his son home to Chillicothe.

Here Boone found Delawares and Mingos assembling with the main body of the Shawanoe warriors.

The war belt was being carried through the Ohio country.