To the right of the Patriarch, a mother and her infant son sit atop a horse carrying their belongings.[2] The woman is the young wife of militia leader Jovan Monasterlija and the child his son.[27] A mustachioed warrior walks before them with swords fastened to his belt and a rifle resting against his shoulder, "striding purposefully into the future". The warrior's right arm is smeared with blood and bound by a white sling.[2][lower-alpha 3]