Tayoga's face showed the same stern resolve, but the Onondaga, more spiritual than the Mohawk, lacked the fierceness of Daganoweda.
When they were well into the wilderness they stopped and held a consultation, in which Rogers, Willet, Black Rifle, Daganoweda, Robert and Tayoga shared.

They were to decide a question of vital importance--their line of march.

They believed that Dieskau and the main French army had not yet reached Crown Point, the great French fortress on Lake Champlain, but there was terrible evidence that the swarms of his savage allies were not only along Champlain but all around Lake George, and even farther south.

Unquestionably the French partisan leaders were with them, and where and when would it be best for the American-Iroquois force to strike?
"I think," said Willet, "that St.Luc himself will be here.

The Marquis de Vaudreuil, the new Governor General of Canada, knows his merit and will be sure to send him ahead of Dieskau." Robert felt the thrill that always stirred him at the mention of St.
Luc's name.