They pretended she was the chief's sick relative who needed strengthening roots from the woods.
Heyward asked David Gamut to look after his sisters.
In The Last of the Mohicans, Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook smoked a pipe together and accepted Hawkeye's plan.
Hawkeye
He volunteered to lead Heyward and his group to the lake by a little known path.
the long rifle
Magua
David Gamut
It was Magua who entered and caught Heyward with Alice while he was in the apartment of the cave trying to rescue her. Magua was a Huron chief who had a vendetta against Heyward and sought to harm him.
they sought refuge in a neighboring Delaware village.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.
They went back as far as they could into the cave.
Alice
In "The Last of the Mohicans," the gesture Hawkeye gave to Duncan Heyward was a signal to keep quiet and not make any noise. It was meant to warn Heyward of potential danger or an enemy's presence nearby. Hawkeye's gesture was a nonverbal way to communicate and ensure their safety in the forest.
a cannonball hitting the thicket
They would be scalped.