Perish

While the Third Elder was cursing, what he didn't know was that the middle-aged man who had left in the opposite direction had turned back after walking some distance. He had been hiding in the dark and observing the situation. It wasn't until his clansmen had returned that he realised that they had really found their Patriarch. 

He was dissatisfied knowing that the Patriarch and the others weren't dead, so he followed them quietly and saw that they were actually hiding here on the airship. 

No wonder! No wonder they were still alive! It was because they were protected by those people with unfathomable strength!

When he saw them all resting there, he had another idea and took advantage of the night and looked around. He planned to attract the fierce beasts over and let them all die in the mouths of those beasts!