Haldor was angry at the bear-man, he seemed content to hide back at base but critisized Haldor's friends. He called everyone a coward, but the real coward was him. After all, it was his fault that Jess and Hoke were gone, his fault.
"Skrall, next time we shall fight to the last man, since we will be healed afterward there is no point in using the smoke until the one possesing it is in danger.
Let us prepare, it seems we are in the calm before the storm."