The song had wonderful power, too, soothing his senses and casting a pleasing spell.

His imaginative mind, infused with the religion and beliefs of his ancestors, filled the forest with friendly spirits.

Unseen, they hovered in the air and watched over him, and the trees, alive, bent protecting boughs toward him.

He saw, too, the very spot in the heavens where the great shining star on which Tododaho lived came out at night and glittered.
He remembered the time when he had gone forth in the dusk to meet Tandakora and his friends, and how Tododaho had looked down on him with approval.

He had found favor in the sight of the great league's founder, and the spirit that dwelt on the shining star still watched over him.