If they had found them earlier, they might have been able to save the other soldier.
"We didn't know who those people were. We thought they were bad guys from the mountain, so we didn't tell them anything. We hid the two uncles in the stable and covered them with hay. Then, we covered them with horse dung and cow dung. The person who came saw the circle and covered his nose before leaving," the little boy said.
Their tent was very far from the town, and they had young and old members in their family. They did not ask about the situation in the town. They only heard the other shepherds talking about fierce-looking strangers in the town.
Most importantly, they were a group of young and strong men. That was why the grandfather and grandson did not dare take the risk of sending the two injured men to the town's hospital.