Any furry he hears, he will rush to eat. So the lion guy and his warriors were after their meat, not just their lives.
Speaking of eating, Geoff remembered they still need to find a proper food source. They should stay nourished if they wanted to heal properly. After that first screw-up of his, he never wanted to be hungry while caught in battle ever again. And now there was no doubt that another struggle was soon to come...