He and the two warriors also carried bows and arrows, and Tayoga surmised that they had meant to slay in silence.

His heart burned with rage and he felt, too, an unlimited daring.

Did he not have the promise of Tododaho that he should pass through all dangers and receive great rewards?
He felt himself a match for the three, and he did not need secrecy and silence.

He raised his voice and cried: "Stand forth, Tandakora, and fight.

I too have only _waano_ (the bow) and _gano_ (the arrow), but I meet the three of you!" Tandakora and the two warriors sprang back and in an instant were hidden by the trees, but Tayoga had expected them to do so, and he dropped down, moving silently to another and hidden point, where he waited, an arrow on the string.