"Yes."
"Does my brother know the Gringo has asked the Apaches for a guide?"
"No, I did not."
"Good. Stanapat, the great chief of the Apaches, sent a Navajo warrior to act as guide to Red Cedar."
"Well?"
"The Navajo was scalped by Eagle-wing."
"Ah, ah! Then Red Cedar cannot set out?"
"Yes, he can do so when he likes."
"How so?"
"Because Eagle-wing takes the place of the guide."