If his brother Guacanagari needed help in the adventure, Caonabo would give it.

He would even come in person.
Diego de Arana said, "What did you answer, O Cacique." Guacanagari spoke at some length of our Great Cacique and his longing that he might return.

Everything had gone well while he was here! "He will return," said Arana.

"And he has your word." Guacanagari stated that he meant to keep his word.

He had returned answer to Caonabo that there had been misfortunes but that the mighty strangers were truly mighty, and almost wholly beneficent.