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The dust-red lion rolled his shoulders, watching the purple-marked female climb. Who was the coward here...? He then looked to the other hyena, before snarling at him. "This ends here, stink-dog!" With a ferocious roar, he jumped on a rock and then leaped at the hyena, claws out and paws stretched. Whatever they'd done, he wanted to mess this thing up.

Zjarr didn't bother with words. She'd found them of little use, save perhaps as distraction. Since there was plenty of that going on already, she did away with that tactic and launched herself at the hyenas. Luck seemed with her, for she, along with the others, was able to snap, bite or claw enough to draw blood, get his attention, and force him away from the climbing one.

Having been occupied holding down his feisty little captive, Yayuka hadn't been able to help as the others dealt with the remaining too, and frowned when he realized their apparent leader got away. Curses!

But at least they had many hostages here. He sat down on the male hyena, using his good front paw to hold him down by the throat so he couldn't bite, but also so Yayuka could free up his mouth for talking.

"If we've got this all wrong, now's your chance enlighten us!" He growled at the wild dog's reply.

Eld shifted on top of his prisoner, allowing the dog enough air to talk. He still pinned it down with both front paws, and if she thought of using her mouth for anything other than talking he might forget to keep his claws in. If she tried to bite him again he'd bite back.

"Give me a reason not to hurt you," he said.

The wild dog grumbled underneath the weight. The water was becoming to be a bit of a concern, at least for the smaller and slighter framed dog. She spat out a gulp of sandy rainwater, and scowled up at her captors. She had been right about one thing, she hadn't signed up to die to these brutes.

"Sarakh is a friend," she gritted out. "Look, we were only supposed to steal some of your medical supplies. Skall said you were the only ones likely to have it. But Sarakh he-"

She gurgled, and then snapped her teeth. "Hey, I didn't hurt anyone! Stop trying to drown me, 'ere," she grumbled. "It was just the four of us, and then Sarakh started acting crazy. He invited the others."

"Scheherazade and her friends started talking crazy and grabbing 'ostages," she grumbled. "Sarakh is just tryin to save Nini. She's very sick."

They were helping a sick friend... The lion stepped back, then took stock of the hyenas and dogs present. "If we keep shoving them down, they'll drown and be of no use. Let them up so they can talk." His eyes bore into the dog. "I have another important question for you... Were there cubs with the doctor? Either at the wards, or when you left." That was a fairly important thing to determine - It had taken to that moment for Kosuke to realize they had all jumped to the conclusion that the cubs had been with Ea that whole time. Had they been at the Wards at all to begin with? If not, had Singh and the other medics taken them elsewhere?

Zjarr was mutely surprised at having delivered the blow that stunned the hyena and knocked him down. It had been a fairly heavy blow to the temple area of his skull, so she didn't hold him down, but she did stand over him, growling softly in warning. This was her first combat situation, and she had managed to hold her own. She set aside her rising jubilation for later, and focused on the situation as a whole. When instructed to let the canines rise from the rising water, she roughly shoved the ugly grey male with a paw. "On your feet," she growled quietly, positioning herself behind him, nearly breathing down his neck. Should he choose to bolt or become violent, his life was hers.