All looked, and saw a great crowd coming from the west. The brothers-in-law were coming, and when near they shouted to Damhauja’s sons. The two sisters tried to stop Juiwaiyu.
“Let me go, wives,” said he, “let me go. If I stay here, they will call me a coward; I will let no one give me that name.”
“I want to see that new man who is here,” cried Kechowala, “I want to talk with him.”
“I will go out,” said Juiwaiyu, to his wives. “My father and mother told me of this place. I know what it is.”
“Come out!” called Kechowala at the door, “come out; don’t be afraid of us, don’t be a coward.”
“I will come when I am ready, I will meet you.”
Kechowala went to his people. “He will be here soon,” said he.
All laughed; all were glad. “If he comes,” thought they, “we will kill him.”
Juiwaiyu went out and stood on the housetop, looked around, looked at his enemies, went down slowly, went as if he did not like to meet them.
“Why are you afraid?” asked Kechowala. “Do you think that we will hurt you?”