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Accepting the fact that he no longer had any choice in whether the dog stayed or went, Cameron shrugged.  "Cupid is a stupid name," he told the critter simply.  "Henceforth, I'm calling you dude."

However, before he could concede himself to end the night and ready himself for bed, he heard the new commotion off to the southern perimeter of their motel safe-house.  "Hey kid, get the rifle handy and cover me from the roof!  I'm going to check that out!"  

Not waiting for Xavier's reply, he readied both of his pistols and rushed towards the source of the disturbance.

As h reached the other side of the building, he found Rose struggling with her feral adversary.  With no clear shot, he was reluctant to fire, not wanting to risk hitting the girl.  He took aim and shouted for her to "Duck!"