 In the mid @-@ eighteenth century , Morgan 's grandson , John Black , and his Mohawk friend Kanyenke are on their way through the Carolinas to Brunswick with their band of mercenaries after being called for by the colony 's governor , John 's uncle , Stuart Black . After defending the colony against Cherokee raiders , John and Kanyenke attack the Cherokee war camps , forcing the Cherokee to arrange a peace settlement . But while John , Kanyenke , and most of the colony 's garrison are away at the negotiations both they and Brunswick are attacked by a British army under General Warwick , who capture the town . Warwick captures Stuart and begins questioning him about the location of the Lake of the Moon . 
