At all events she felt relieved upon hearing that neither her son nor her husband nor even Hayoue were to go with the warriors.

The enterprise aroused within her vague apprehensions; why, she could not tell.

But it pleased her to learn that Tyope was going,--going as the leader, the war-captain of the party.
[Illustration: Rito de los Frijoles Looking out from the Ceremonial Cave] Tyope had worked incessantly and with brilliant results.

The Shkuy Chayan and the Koshare Naua had succeeded in so inveigling the principal shaman that he ordered that all the men from the Water clan, and those from Shyuamo with few exceptions, should stay at home for the protection of the women and children.

That included Hayoue, of whose abilities and popularity Tyope was afraid, and saved the Turquoise people from the casualties of war.