This time Schwar's luck finally came into play. Less than an hour and a half after Schwar led his men into the jungle, a Portuguese unit arrived at the scene.
Portuguese commander Howell frowned as he looked at the coast "despoiled" by the East Africans, with footprints covering the narrow stretch of beach.
"How many people did you see come ashore?" he turned his head and asked those behind him.
"Report, Lieutenant, we didn't dare get too close to observe them, so we're not sure about the East Africans' landing numbers. However, they have several warships anchored offshore, so there must be quite a few," replied the squad leader Moderais nervously, having discovered signs of the East Africans.
Howell asked impatiently, "Didn't you hide and observe carefully? The dense forest nearby should have been a great hiding spot!"
