The gnolls and their hyenas race forward, giving the women a chance to only cast a couple of spells, before they had to retreat.<br/><br/>(Shield of Faith +3, Resist Energy: Fire, and Heroism, and a lightning bolt that takes out two of the hyenas, and injures a pair of the gnolls.)<br/><br/>The pair of hyenas will reach him first, snarling and snapping as they charge into the smoke.