The character of the footprints indicates that all of the defenders were white men.

Here is a trail that I have seen many times before, so many times that I would know it anywhere.

It is that of the Mountain Wolf.

He probably had a small part of his rangers here and was on his way to join his main force, to act either with Amherst or Waraiyageh (Sir William Johnson).

Of course he would depart with speed as soon as his enemy was beaten off." "Altogether reasonable, Tayoga, and I'm glad Rogers is in these parts again with his rangers.