She began to calculate the probabilities for and against.
It was not difficult for her to escape; but this was only possible when attempted alone.

With Say Koitza flight was next to impossible.

Beside, it appeared very unlikely to her that the woman would flee from her children.
[Illustration: Rito de los Frijoles A cliff estufa of the Snake-Clan] As for Shotaye, the case was different; she might leave her cave and her scanty effects at any time, provided she knew where to go.

This was not so easy to determine.

The Navajos, or Dinne, haunted the country around the Tyuonyi; and in case she fell in with one or more of their number, it became a matter of life or death.