Safir was the medicine man and one of the few survivers of the cannible tribe. He saught peace after the slaughter Malatan and his men caused. Why they fled when they did left the survivers wondering. Malatan could have easily regrouped his men and stormed back.
Limtrot hadn't caught him, no small suprise, but he did discover that Malatan had droped this weird amulet thingy when the youth had grabbed him.