Some were alarmed, as, in so small a band, they were entering the domains of their powerful foe.

Crockett taunted them with their fears; and indeed fear kept them together.

The party consisted now of seven, including the Indian guide.

Most of them determined to press on.

The two or three who were in favor of going back dared not separate from the rest.
At the distance of about twenty miles, Jack Thompson told them that there was a village of friendly Cherokee Indians.