Chief
That which lies upon all that have power with the Friend of the Soul of Man. Only the gods can save us, and only you know the true and acceptable road to them.
The Chisera
(Rising and moving toward her hut.) I am overweary for the road; let Simwa find it.
(An arrow, with a feather and a fragment of bark attached to it, is shot into the camp from the direction of the fighting. Padahoon takes it up and carries it to the Chief, the others crowding about.)
Chief
What was that?
Padahoon
A message from the Fighting Men.
Chief