Laugh it Up

Magnus looked Maeva over a bit, then nodded swiftly as Resin spoke. The hyenas were cackling as they surrounded, a few for Resin and a few for them. Magnus snarled, his fur bristling along his neck and spine as the adrenaline began to rush through his veins and excite him. He turned himself towards the approaching canines and put himself between Maeva and the beasts. "Do you want to run or fight?" He would much prefer Maeva try to run, or at least put some amount of distance between herself and the hyenas while he and Resin fought to keep a few at bay.

One of the hyenas lunged for him straight on, diving low and trying to use it's shorter height at an advantage to get under him, but it didn't work. Magnus lowered himself and braced for the impact of the smaller dog and met them with sharp fangs snapping at the hyena's muzzle, scraping some flesh from it's nose but hardly chasing it off. Other hyena's were approaching them, likely aware of the girls minor injury, making him worry for the girl. He did his best to stay between her and the approaching hyena's, but the more that came the harder it would be.

The same hyena lunged again, this time trying for air, and Magnus was quick to swipe it out of the sky and send it into it's ribs onto the ground before he ended it's life with a quick snap of his teeth into it's neck. Picking the limp carcass up, he swung and tossed it towards another hyena, effectively scaring it off with the body of it's brethren used against it. Those weren't the only ones though, so he took the moment to check on Maeva to see how she was doing.