A lone figure was running through the forest as fast as they could, it was as if they were racing the wind. Their long ebony hair was tied in a long single braid with feathers attached to the end that sailed behind them, whipping in the air wildly as they ran.
Another figure appeared some distance to the right of the lone figure. They met by a large tree the over looked a ravine.
"Brother, we must be careful now. There are signs everywhere that we are not far from the war party." The lone figure said to the other.
"I agree sister. We must be careful not to be caught by the Mohawk." The man said to the female.
"Uncas, we must save him and the information he has or many innocents will suffer at the hands of the British." The female said as she adjusted the musket rifle that was slung on her back.
"I agree Tala. We shall go in at night." Uncas said to his sister before taking off to the north.
Tala nodded and followed suit.
~Three Days earlier~
"We have to save him Commander. There has to be someway." Caleb Brewster argued with the Commander and Chief, George Washington.
"If I knew I would but at the moment we have no idea where that war party went." Washington said with a frustrated sigh.
"Brother, we can find the Major more quickly than the English." Tala said to her brother in their native Mohegan tongue.
"We owe the Major for helping us last year." Uncas said with sigh in the same tongue to his sister.
"Commander, if you would allow me and my brother, we will find the Major much faster than any of your soldiers. The war party that took Tallmadge most likely headed North. We can track them and get the Major back." Tala said in English.
Caleb, Washington and Sackett stared at the two of them.
"I do not want the two of you to be in that great of danger Tala." Washington tried to reason before Tala held her hand up.
"I took the oath to help you in any way I can. Yes I am no man but you should have no concern about me. I am a warrior who has is swift and strong like the wolf. We will find the Major, just Uncas and me. We will send word when we find him." Tala said before she and her brother were about to leave.
"We don't even know if he is still alive." Sackett argued.
"We will have to see." Uncas said in their native tongue.
"What did he say?" Washington asked Caleb as the Indian siblings left.
"We will have to see." Caleb replied.
~Present day~
It was nightfall and the two siblings were running through the forest soundlessly, as if they were the great spirits themselves.
"Are you ready Uncas?" Tala asked.
"Yes sister I am. Let the great spirits protect us." Uncas before they snuck into the war party's camp.
The entire war party had fallen asleep, oblivious to Uncas and Tala as they silently looked for the Major. They finally found him bound to a tree and unconscious.
Tala grabbed her knife and cut the bound as quickly and quietly as she could. Once they freed him, Tala help her brother put the Major on his shoulder as quick as they could.
Once Tala was done and took her brother's rifle, they left as if they were never there to begin with.
"We should go across the river to our village and tend to his injuries there." Uncas said once if was safe to speak.
"Is that wise brother? We could lead the war party to our people." Tala said as they kept running.
"When we cross the river they won't be able to track us. We will disappear like a cunning fox." Uncas said he kept carrying the Major.
"Then we need to hurry while we have the darkness to cover us." Tala said as they continued their journey.
They could not rest until they get to safety.
It was mid afternoon when they made it to safety of their village. The Major was rushed to the healers while Tala and Uncas took a well deserved rest before they went to so their father, the Sachem (chief).
"Thank you brother." Tala said as she sat down next to him in their family wigwam.
"I know what he means to you, I do not like to see you sad sister." Uncas said with a small smile.
"Come brother, we must talk to Sachem. He will be angry as a bear when he learns what we have been doing." Tala said with a smirk as she got up.
"He will be made at me sister. I am suppose to look after you and yet you get yourself in trouble everywhere you go." Uncas said as he followed his sister.
"I thought foxes are suppose to be cunning, making it easy for them to get out of trouble." Tala said with a smirk.
As they walked to the wigwam that was rather large, Tala started to feel somewhat nervous.
When they were both before their father, they could not tell if he was angry or just glade they were safe.
"Tala leave, I must speak to my son." Sachem said without emotion.
"No father. If blame is to be placed, it should be me. I left Washington's camp to find the Major and Uncas only followed because of his promise he kept to you about keeping me safe." Tala said as she stared at her father.
"You stand your ground like a true wolf that you are. I know how you two went to the war party to find this English man. A messenger from Washington came yesterday about where the two of you would be. When you arrived I already sent a messenger to them know the three of are safe." Sachem said as he rose form his seat by the fire.
"I should be angry with the two of you but I am happy that the great spirits protected the two of you. Now go and rest. Tala I would like to speak with you for a moment." Sachem said before Uncas left.
"Is some wrong?" Tala asked.
"Why did you go and save the Englishman from the Mohawks?" Sachem asked.
"He is a friend that helped me and Uncas when we first met Washington to give him our aide. We were treated like a disease and the Major made us feel wanted. We became friends with his friends as well and soon life became better there. I saved him because he saved me from myself." Tala said as stood her ground.
"I want you to remember child. You are of two worlds. I took you in when your mother died of sickness. I took you in as my daughter. There will be a time where you must two choose what world you must belong in." Sachem told her.
"Why must I choose one when I can have both? A wolf cannot be a loner forever. I may have multiple people around as like a pack. We are all different and yet we work together. I can not choose father." Tala said to her father, the Sachem.
"I never forget the day you were brought to me. I took you in as a daughter I had always wanted and you have become what your name entails my child, a wolf. You are proud of who you are and yet you have fierce loyalty to those around you. You could never ask a better daughter than you." Sachem said as he embraced Tala.
"Your words mean so much to me father." Tala said as she returned the embrace.
"Now go to him. I know you are worried about the him." Sachem said dismissing his daughter.
Tala nodded and left.
Author's Notes: Had some inspiration to do this story. I did some reseach and found that the Mohegan, also known as Mohican, Indian tribe help George Washington and after watching the movies, The Last of the Mohicans, this story came to mind.