warlimpirrnga was scared. he was also angry, because these strangers were sitting on the land of his ancestors. they were in fact related, but didn't know each other. warlimpirrnga knew only about his relatives from what his mothers had told him of them. they had an argument, and pinta pinta became frightened. each thought the other was a featherfoot (sorcerer). when the man's son fired a shot from a rifle, warlimpirrnga ran off. he took his family north, deep into the desert for safety. this was their first encounter with other people in 20 years.