"I leave it to you.

But remember that if you fail they will kill you and everybody else in the place.

However, I dare say you will succeed, the firearms may frighten them, and, on the whole, I think the risk is worth running!" The next question was how to get timely warning of the enemy's approach.

I suggested posting scouts on the hills which commanded the roads into the valley.

I thought that, albeit the tame Indians were good for nothing else, they could at least sit under a tree and keep their eyes open.
"They would fall asleep," said Fray Ignacio.
So we decided to keep a lookout among ourselves, and ask the girls who tended the cattle to do the same.