Getting the traveler's attention hadn't been the only reason for the yelling. No, he'd been mainly hoping to get the bear's focus on him. With the elf hollering back at him, the bear seemed to hesitate, uncertain which of them to target.

Luckily, it bought them both a few precious seconds, enough time for Blackwall to close the distance between them and make it very clear to the bear that he was the threat here.

With another loud shout, this one simply wordless determination, he takes a few swings at the beast and starts backing it away from the man, giving him time to escape, or at least get himself unstuck from the mud.