This herd had emerged from an eldawon forest and was running almost parallel with the sea.
"You look as if a herd of elephants ran over you."
"I still feel like a herd of something ran over me."
When the herd is running, there is a case for what people at the Fed call "slap in the face" intervention.
They had no idea which way the herd would run, or how far the wounded buck would go before he paused to rest.
If the herd ran, he would be in a better position to head it.
Also there is a reference to the movie, as a herd of horses is running through the desert.
As a reference to the movie a herd of horses is running through the wilderness.
A herd of reindeer is running straight at them.
The herd was running good now and Fallon fell back.