Several of the Fire-Men returned to drag them into safety, but our rocks drove the rescuers back.
The Fire People became enraged.

Also, they became cautious.

In spite of their angry yells, they kept at a distance and sent flights of arrows against us.

This put an end to the rock-throwing.

By the time half a dozen of us had been killed and a score injured, the rest of us retreated inside our caves.