"I am an officer of the law. I cannot surrender to armed outlaws."
Brown's metallic voice quivered.
"I demand your immediate and unconditional surrender!"
"I have the right to retire under a flag of truce and consider your proposition with my men—"
Pate started to go and Brown stood in front of him.
"You're not going."
"You will violate a flag of truce?"
Brown signaled his men to advance and surround Pate.
"You're not going, sir," he repeated.
"I claim my rights under a flag of truce accepted by you for this parley. An Indian respects that flag."