Karana explains that the wild dogs have always been on the island, but that after the Aleuts came the pack grew larger and much more fierce. She believes that this is because of the yellow-eyed leader, who she is sure is one of the Aleuts' dogs who has been left behind. She is sure of this because his looks are so different and his temperament so mean. She has already killed five of the pack but there are many more and the young are even more wild.
Early in the morning she takes her weapons to the side of the cave the dogs use as their lair and leaves all but one spear there while she goes to collect brush that she shoves into the cave. She then gathers her weapons and climbs up.....
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