Woops. Unexpected visitors

The three had decided to visit the berry grove together.  Thorn had brought his new sword with him for the trip.  He didn’t have any sheath for it yet so he just carried it in his mouth.  The ‘sword’ was a thicker branch with a thin branch as a crossguard.  The two pieces were tied together with vines wrapped and crisscrossed all about them.  It was his first attempt to make a weapon and surely wasn’t all that sturdy but it was a prized possession to the boy.  He finally had a sword of his own.

Searching around the grove, his eyes skimmed about for anything interesting.  His last trip here had included seeing a porcupine.  It had been pretty cool looking and apparently could actually push its squills into others.  What was out here to discover this time?  Hopefully something equally amazing.

Even as the three looked about a sound would come from the east.  Thorn turned his head in that direction and then suddenly another sound came from the left.  Again, another strange sound came forth.  It was like, chirping or laughing or, or something he hadn’t heard before.  Nor had he seen the creatures that stepped forth.  The hyenas were surrounding the three pups.  It certainly would seem a good choice for the hyenas.  Three pups with no adult in sight.  Hey, how’d they manage to get in the pack land?

Thorn glanced in the direction of home but one of the hyenas was already circling to block off the exit.  Thorn grit his teeth, clamping down on his stick sword, lowered his head, and snarled his best menacing snarl.  As one came forward Thorn swung his head at it but realizing how small his sword looked in comparison to the adult hyena the boy quickly back-peddled as he tried to figure out what to do.

"Thorn Carpathius"