Both felt as if they were in a little cage, with the fiercest of all wild animals around it and reaching long paws through the bars at them.

Each sank a little deeper into the water, barely leaving room to breathe, and watched their enemies still searching, searching everywhere.

They heard the patter of moccasins on the logs, and now and then they saw brown, muscular legs passing by.

Two warriors stopped within ten feet of them and exchanged comment.

Henry, who understood their language, knew that they were puzzled and angry.