Moreover, his wound is not to death.

Now help me, for between us we must bear him up the cliff." So Zinti took him on his back as a man takes a sack of flour, while Sihamba supported his legs, and thus between them, with great toil, for the way was very steep, they carried him by a sloping buck's path to the top of the precipice, and laid him upon the mule.
"Which way now ?" gasped Zinti, for being strong he had borne the weight.
"To the waggon if they have not yet stolen it," said Sihamba, and thither they went.
When they were near she crept forward, searching for Swart Piet and his gang, but there were no signs of them, only she saw the driver and his companion nodding by the fire.

She walked up to them.
"Do you then sleep, servants of Kenzie," she said, "while the Swallow is borne away to the Hawk's Nest and the husband of Swallow, your master, is cast by Bull-Head back into the sea whence he came ?" Now the men woke up and knew her.

"Look, it is Sihamba," stammered one of them to the other, for he was frightened.

"What evil thing has happened, Lady Sihamba ?" "I have told you, but your ears are shut.