Water Horsin' Around

Gods above, was he stalking her? The big, scarred brute from before came out of nowhere and launched into the fray, his teeth finding purchase on one leg of the hippo. The grey beast spun, sending up curtains of damp sand. Cadaver had his teeth in the mix too. Did she have two stalkers?

As the boys kept the beasts attention on them, Bowen leaped upon the wide, rounded back of the hippo. With teeth and claws she tore at the crusty, rotting wounds that riddled its back. It looked as though the hippo had fought of an entire pride of lions. Blood began to course down the sides of the hippo, making Bowen's perch a bit slippery. She leaped back down onto the sand but didn't stay still for long. The hippo decided that it would have better luck in the water and was ready to drag the boys into the drink. As long as it left them alone, it could go into that water to die for all Bowen cared.

"Bowen"