a laughing matter

Star bit into the back left leg of the female hyena. She twisted around to get at the wolf and Star quickly shuffled to the side. Out of the corner of their eye star saw another hyena heading straight for them. With a twist of the head, Star flung the female hyena straight into the new attacker. They crashed together and yelped in surprise before scrambling to their feet. The female hyena was limping but certainly not out of the fight. The male charged right away, fangs open and bared for the wolf's left shoulder. Star skidded to the right, head diving in low as fangs latched around the hyena's left knee. Star bit down hard and thrashed his head, seeking to rip the patella from the hyena's leg. If Stjarna could slow down the hyena's that were attacking them then maybe they could start picking them off one by one.