If they turned tail and fled for the Jefferson now, the enemy would follow.
But the enemy doesn't follow the same rules as we do.
There'd never been any way to guarantee the exact course the enemy might follow once their own forces were spotted.
"Our enemy may have followed us back here, and now he wants to get us out of the way."
We rapidly approach a brink over which no enemy can follow us.
Once captured, the enemy will follow and aid the player's ship.
The enemies followed him and were never heard from again.
If an enemy is following your rear, circle back and attack him along the same path.
No wonder that enemy had followed so cautiously, waiting until dark to attack.
If an enemy was following them, Xhia would have cut his tracks.