Morand saw these exiles as unwanted interlopers. A few militias protect the colonists, but the new interlopers often defeat them. The settlement was raided by Lenape and Wyandot warriors seeking to expel the interlopers. Males and females use their horns to defend the sparse territorial resources against interlopers. The company had started receiving intense competition from Dutch interlopers and Danish whalers. The Russians in the cast appear as interlopers, their speeches badly dubbed. They treat their dogs badly; they are artificial interlopers in the pristine landscape. In rare cases, the parent eagle-owls will attack interlopers. In most tales, the saved interlopers face a grim fate. Roden was informed of the interlopers and opened fire.