ent ▁hy ena ▁d æ mon ▁and ▁f ights ▁him , ▁badly ▁w ounding ▁the ▁d æ mon ' s ▁front ▁leg . ▁Ly ra ' s ▁father , ▁Lord ▁As riel , ▁vis its ▁the ▁inn ▁and ▁bor rows ▁Mal col m ' s ▁can oe , ▁La ▁Belle ▁Sau v age , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁secret ly ▁visit ▁his ▁daughter ; ▁as ▁a ▁token ▁of ▁thanks , ▁he ▁returns ▁it ▁significantly ▁improved . ▁Cor am ▁war ns ▁Mal col m ▁of ▁an ▁imp ending ▁flo od , ▁but ▁Mal col m ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁conv ince ▁people ▁to ▁act . ▁ ▁A ▁man ▁named ▁Ger ard ▁B onne ville ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁inn , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁three - leg ged ▁hy ena ▁d æ mon , ▁and ▁Mal col m ▁sees ▁him ▁s no op ing ▁around ▁the ▁pri ory . ▁ ▁He avy ▁rain ▁starts ▁to ▁fall . ▁ ▁Alice ▁war ns ▁Mal col m ▁about ▁B onne ville , ▁whom ▁they ▁see ▁trying ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁baby ▁Ly ra . ▁As ▁the ▁flo od ▁arriv es , ▁Mal col m ▁and ▁Alice ▁rescue ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁escape ▁down ▁river ▁in ▁La ▁Belle ▁Sau v age . ▁ ▁They ▁intend ▁to ▁stop ▁at ▁Jordan ▁College ▁to ▁seek ▁academic ▁san ctu ary ▁for ▁Ly ra , ▁but ▁are ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁the ▁fer ocity ▁of ▁the ▁flo od w aters . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁they ▁head ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁Lord ▁As riel ▁lives , ▁purs ued ▁by ▁B