He discharged many hundreds of arrows which Jerry retrieved for him and which he discharged over and over.

But Jerry aided valiantly and well, adding to Nalasu's acute hearing his own acuter hearing, circling noiselessly about the house and reporting where the attack pressed closest.
Much of their precious powder the Annos wasted, for the affair was like a game of invisible ghosts.

Never was anything seen save the flashes of the rifles.

Never did they see Jerry, although they became quickly aware of his movements close to them as he searched out the arrows.

Once, as one of them felt for an arrow which had narrowly missed him, he encountered Jerry's back with his hand and acknowledged the sharp slash of Jerry's teeth with a wild yell of terror.