"Do not be afraid, Delawares," it said. "I have come here to help you. Perhaps I can save Spotted Deer. You must listen to my words."
"Who are you?" demanded Yellow Wolf.
"The Shawnees call me the Mystery Woman."
"It is a Medicine Person," Running Fox whispered, uneasily. "We must listen to her words. Perhaps she will help us."
"Do not try to kill me," said the mysterious person in the timber. "If you kill me, Spotted Deer will surely die."
"No, my friend, we will not kill you," Running Fox assured her.
"Then I will tell you what to do," she said.
"We will come over there and talk with you," proposed Running Fox.
"No, no, stay where you are," she commanded, impatiently. "Come, there is little time. Close your mouth and open your ears."
"We will listen," Running Fox told her.