If Manitou wishes to stretch out his hand and snatch Dagaeoga from his foes it is not for us to ask his reason why." Willet was silent.

He would not say anything to disturb the belief of Tayoga, he was never one to attack anybody's religion, besides he was not sure that he did not believe, himself.
"We know too," continued Tayoga devoutly, "that Tododaho, the mighty Onondaga chief who went away to his star more than four hundred years ago, and who sits there watching over the Hodenosaunee has intervened more than once in our behalf.

He is an arm of Manitou and acts for him." He looked up.

The sky was hidden by the thick darkness.

No ray of silver or gray showed anywhere, but the Onondaga knew where lay the star upon which sat his patron saint with the wise snakes, coil on coil, in his hair.