Since both buffalos chased the cat closest to them, they ended up going in separate directions. One followed Scrael, and the other followed Asilean.
It might have been because they were too angry. But the buffalos didn't notice they had been separated from each other and the rest of the herd. Scrael and Asilean's baiting and teasing had goaded the two strongest buffalos into giving their all in chasing them. And the two leaders weren't leaders for nothing. The rest of the herd couldn't quite catch up and, as the chase continued, only fell further and further behind.
After successfully separating the leaders from their herd, Scrael and Asilean separated the leaders from each other so that Nil and Lucy could fight them with as little disturbance as possible.
