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"And I no more than the friendship of Om-at's friends," replied the ape-man simply, returning the other's salute. "Do you think," asked Om-at, coming close to Tarzan and laying a hand upon the other's shoulder, "that he got her?" "No, my friend; it was a hungry lion that charged us." "You seem to know much of lions," said In-sad. "Had I a brother I could not know him better," replied Tarzan.
Two young warriors climbed closer to the ledge upon which Om-at stood. They were In-sad and O-dan. It was the latter who spoke. "Gund of Kor-ul-ja," he said, "we would go with you to search for Pan-at-lee."
"Adenen yo!" echoed O-dan and In-sad. The fugitives scarcely paused as these unexpected reinforcements joined them but they eyed Ta-den and Tarzan with puzzled glances. "The Kor-ul-lul are many," shouted An-un. "Would that we might pause and fight; but first we must warn Es-sat and our people." "Yes," said Om-at, "we must warn our people." "Es-sat is dead," said In-sad.
It was the first acknowledgment of Om-at's chieftainship and immediately following it the tenseness that had prevailed seemed to relax the warriors spoke aloud instead of in whispers, and the women appeared from the mouths of caves as with the passing of a sudden storm. In-sad and O-dan had taken the lead and now all seemed glad to follow.
Some came to talk with Om-at and to look more closely at Tarzan; others, heads of caves, gathered their hunters and discussed the business of the day. The women and children prepared to descend to the fields with the youths and the old men, whose duty it was to guard them. "O-dan and In-sad shall go with us," announced Om-at, "we shall not need more.
"All right," agreed Om-at; "Ta-den, In-sad, and I will go first, you follow and O-dan bring up the rear and collect the pegs we cannot leave them here for our enemies." "Can't your enemies bring their own pegs?" asked Tarzan.
Brave men and mighty hunters they were and as such the first to accord honor to a mightier. "And you would have had me slay him!" cried Om-at, glancing at In-sad and O-dan. "Jad-ben-Otho reward you that you did not," breathed In-sad. And now the lion lunged suddenly to earth and with a few spasmodic quiverings lay still.
"I do not know how you know that she went this way," said Om-at; "but we will get pegs. In-sad, return and fetch climbing pegs for five." The young warrior was soon back and the pegs distributed. Om-at handed five to Tarzan and explained their use. The ape-man returned one. "I need but four," he said. Om-at smiled.
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