blood welled at once, bone pulped beneath. he saw that her jaws were hyena-strong; he wondered if she could break the bone of any other creature so well.
through sheer force of will the kudu began to gather legs beneath, but a harsh blow from broad paw broke one of the offending limbs, and it crashed again down beneath sancha and her heavy teeth.
uhuru panted for a moment, his eyes still dark with thrill. it was different, how she handled and killed, but no less lethal. the lion approved, circling in anticipation of final death so that they might consume before the scavengers landed.
already the clouds of dust had propelled feathery shapes into the air, and he knew that the tint of crimson to atmosphere would bring also the jackals.