Hawkeye, Elizabeth and Chingachgook help a couple of runaway slaves evade re-capture.

A Frenchman (Luc) in the guise of a Huron is taken prisoner, but there is more to him than meets the eye. He fights differently and seems more intelligent than a regular soldier. He and Hawkeye have a respect for each other. They realize they could have been friends if "time and circumstances were different".