Indians never found much use for swords.
Robert always believed that Tayoga's Tododaho protected him that night, because for a while all the chances were against him.

As the warriors stood near talking a frightened deer started up in the thicket, and Tandakora himself brought it down with a lucky bullet, the unfortunate animal falling not thirty yards from the hidden youth.

They removed the skin and cut it into portions where it lay, the whole task taking about a half hour, and all the time Robert, lying under the brush, saw them distinctly.
He was in mortal fear lest one of them wander into the dip where Tayoga had built the fire, and see traces of the ashes, but they did not do so.

Twice warriors walked in that direction and his heart was in his mouth, but in neither case did the errand take them so far.

Tandakora was not alone in bearing Oswego spoils.