Despite brave and relentless efforts, the Norse are still there, but their expansion has been halted and their raids curtailed. This is due to Inxi-Huinzi and his Cold One riders, who prowled the rain forest and dominated the tracts of pampas and sisel grass. Often Inxi-Huinzi led attacks along the broad beaches, catching the enemy unaware. As the Cold One riders savagely charged the enemy and forced them into the shield wall, other Skinks on foot were able to make their way through the mangroves to hole up the longships. This prevented the raiders from sailing up and down the coast pillaging the sealed vaults of the scattered ruined temples.[1a]