Chapter 17 Warrior pulled her gun from its hiding place at the small of her back, but the dogs were faster. Shadow raised the alarm, leaping into the air over and over again, ever higher as he barked. But Girl went straight for Ottilie, tackling her and knocking her to the ground. The knife fell from her hand as she hit the floor, skittering away to disappear behind the bar. “Get this dog off me!” Ottilie shouted. “I don’t know, maybe we should leave her there,” Warrior said, putting her gun away. With all eyes on the knife fight and the dogs, Scout wasn’t sure if the others had even seen it. “Scout, get the dog off her.” “Girl, come!” Scout said. Shadow responded first, trotting back to Scout’s side to stand close to her calf. Girl looked back at him, then took her paws off Ottilie’s