They came.
"You have heard the plan of the hunters?" he asked when they were quiet.
One by one they nodded their heads.
"And you are not afraid?"
They were silent. Finally, one said, "We are afraid. But we will do what must be done."
"... Very well," Neju said. "If it is what you wish, I will lead you."
"We only do what we must," one said.
Neju looked them over carefully. "We will eat, and then we will leave. We will travel to the village of the god-men. Each of you will bring an instrument upon which to make noise to frighten the demons and hearten the god-men."
They nodded, silently, and began to drift away.
Neju named three hunters to remain with him.