tradin' your skins in castleton? a french & indian army out of fort carillon's heading south to war against the english. i'm here to raise this county's militia to aid the british defense. we'll see in the morning . few'd deny that? where you headin'? boys. my sense of it is enough of us will join-up to fill the county's levy. but only if general webb accepts a few terms i got in mind . does that mean they will be granted leave to defend their homes if the settlements are attacked? you got yourself a colonial militia, general. get together by the west battery james & ian, sharitarish & william. chingachgook's of the same opinion. taken together, that's gospel. your fort will stand or fall depending on webb and reinforcements, not these colonials' presence. we are not forgettin' webb's promise! nathaniel's word been good on the frontier a long time before you got here! does the rule of english law no longer govern? has it been replaced by absolutism? i believe if they set aside their law as and when they wish, their law no longer has rightful authority over us. all they have over us is tyranny, then. and i'll stay here no longer. no force on earth will keep me here . anyone caught leavin' the fort could be shot. so each man make your own decision . those who are goin', be back here in an hour. you're not coming with us? that reason wear a blue dress and work in the surgery?