to light the bonfire firs

and stand at the entrance of the ca

courage. She also picked up a burnin

t she still plucked up the courage to stand

med with a torch and my dagger. Rosie

the fire made it hard to

en

land, even the powerful lion would not provoke hyena

churned w

army, but then I was not afraid

heless, I had to fight with all I had, or I

wildly and char

g nose and razor-sharp te

wrong. This was no

a. One of my comrades-in-arms had shot it and I

re ferocious appearance. Its teeth appeared stronger and had a thick layer of enamel. Its

e was that it was much lar

ike a little calf wa

large as a

it with the burning stick.

ly shattered agains

ound. It was fearful of the fla

e a breath, another hug

ken by s

, who hit it on the

back of the hyena with my knees an

ck neck bone, and I hoped that some

r-scented blood poured from the wound. The groun

ena tried to

It could take my whole

tick and the other hyen

belly, sunk my dagger into

but I kept stabbing until

fraid of the fire and didn't

righten them. They immediately

killed. Their blood splashed at the entrance of t

shouted as loud as I coul

wor