says 'no' to ice demons, 'yes' to rock elementals!
Looks like I'm in trouble on the right flank - I've been pushed back into the river again, with treemen in front of me, treemen behind me, and enemy cougars racing around me!
Fighting goes on elsewhere. I discover that the Big Bear Spirit isn't as bad as he looks - I can't hurt him, but I can drive him back if I'm lucky, and he can't hurt me much by himself.