The Natives of Block Island (Manisseans) are experiencing more contact with European Traders. Some of them have seemingly traded in bad faith angering the Indians. The tribe has been emboldened by their recent victory over the Mohegans. Now, a group of Manisseans, led by the hotheaded Lower Sachem named Audsah board John Oldham's trade ship seeking revenge. The young brave named Asesakes tries to intervene but the exchange quickly turns violent.
Fellow Englishman, Captain John Gallop, sailing nearby comes to Oldham's aid. He and his crew of teenage men including James Sands and Thomas Terry fight off the Natives but it is too late. Audsah escapes while Gallop reports the incident to the Massachusetts Bay authorities.
Little did the Manissean tribe know of the devastating consequences of Audsah's actions upon their tribe, their Island, and the destiny of the Indian nations of New England.