midnight
They had eaten mightily and they had drunk mightily . Many times had they told the glories of Hode-no-sau-nee , the Great League , and many times had they gladly acknowledged the valor and worth of Timmendiquas and the brave little Wyandot nation . Timmendiquas and Thayendanegea had sat side by side throughout the feast , but often other great chiefs were with them-Skanawati , Atotarho , and Hahiron , the Onondagas ; Satekariwate , the Mohawk ; Kanokarih and Kanyadoriyo , the Senecas ; and many others . Toward midnight the women and the children left for the lodges , and soon the warriors began to go also , or fell asleep on the ground , wrapped in their blankets . The fires were allowed to sink low , and at last the older chiefs withdrew , leaving only Timmendiquas and Thayendanegea . `` You have seen the power and spirit of the Iroquois , '' said Thayendanegea . `` We can bring many more warriors than are here into the field , and we will strike the white settlements with you . ''