Davy and George are sent to find a Creek meeting place but happen upon an Indian boy undertaking a coming-of-age ritual. Davy unwittingly shames him with his tribe. In order to get the tribe to take the boy back, Davy feigns blindness.
Missing his family, Davy tries to take a letter, but on the way happens upon a cabin where the family has all been slaughtered, except for a boy, Aaron, who can no longer speak. Davy takes Aaron with him and tries to calm his fears.
During the Creek uprising, the soldiers are intimidated by a medicine man. Callahan attempts to kill the medicine man, but Davy saves him. This incident helps bring peace, and the Tennessee volunteers can head home to their families.