"We Cheyenne called him Hi-Es-Tsie, Long Hair. The Arikara called him Creeping Panther, who comes in the night. The Crow called him Son of the Morning Star, who attacks at dawn."
— Kate Bighead regarding George Armstrong Custer, Son of the Morning Star
Ax: Why must we attack at dawn?
Marco: Tradition. You have shootouts at high noon, you stretch in the seventh inning, and you attack at dawn.
Cassie: You also get executed at dawn.
Marco: (Beat). Well there's a cheerful thought.
"I told you those savages couldn't be trusted! Smith tried to befriend them, and look what they've done to him! But now I say it's time to rescue our courageous comrade. At daybreak, we attack !!"
— Governor Ratcliffe, Pocahontas