The demon scam

The demons seem slighlty taken back by your loud voice, but they soon continue to advance on you, licking their fangs.

Merle stares in horror at the demon creature, looking like she has frozen to the spot. She is too scared to do anything.

The snarling bunch creep closer and before you can think of anything else to do, the first one leaps at you with a low growl. Hoping for the best, you strike at it with your dagger, but the hit you took on your head have made you unfocused and slow and the demon dodges and knocks you over, it's sharp claws scraping your side. You wince with pain and you hear Merle scream...

but the next hyena that lunges at you is suddenly swept away by someone else who just entered the fight.

(Please remember the letter L.)