But of this I am sure, that the road of the Children of the West Wind lies not eastward but westward, and that no good can come of war with the white man.

This Sachem hath laid his magic on others than our people, for the Cherokee nation and all the broken clans of the hills acknowledge him and do his bidding.

He is a soldier as well as a prophet, for he has drilled and disposed his army like a master of war." "Will your tribe ally themselves with Cherokee murderers ?" "I asked that question of this man Onotawah, and he liked it little.

He says that his people distrust this alliance with a race they scorn, and I do not think they pine for the white man's war.

But they are under the magic of this prophet, and presently, when blood begins to flow, they will warm to their work.