Weetamoo

Because of those ties, family relations, and personal connections, Uncas intervened with the colonial trial, saving those Nipmuc from slavery or death, even as he waged war with other Nipmuc.

We left off with Weetamoo, sister-in-law to King Philip, arriving at the court of Canonicus, sachem of the Narragansett, the largest indigenous group in New England which had not yet thrown itself into the war.

Weetamoo sought sanctuary, and she found it, splitting her time between her role as sosquah of her community and the ordinary work of bringing in the harvest.

Meanwhile, Canonicus had to deal with the storm she'd just brought to his doorstep.

As a quick aside, you may be a bit confused about Canonicus, because Canonicus died in 1647.

Upon becoming sachem, he changed his name to honor his uncle.

So, Canonicus, sometimes called Canonicus II, or Canonicus the Second.

Weetamoo's arrival and generous treatment caused Canonicus II an issue, because the Narragansett had previously sort of agreed, quote, "If Philip or his men fled to them, they would not receive them, but deliver them up to the English," end quote.