As soon as Tal heard the door open behind her she calmly said, "get inside. Close the door after me." Her eyes never left the dogs. Those were what Al had seen with his binoculars, and he'd seen a lot of them. They were dangerous animals. It would be good to have a few inches of wood between her their slavering maws. Tal took a step back and then awkwardly turned, trying to keep the tension off her knee, and limped into the room, trying not to hurry. A heartfelt sight accompanied the sound of the door closing behind her. She let Jodie look through the room, and the call the phone, occupying herself by trying to stealthily peak out the blinds and catch sight of the dogs.
After a while she let the blinds drop from her fingers and turned to Jodie. "We have two problems. One: there's dogs. Mean looking beasts. Two: there's a man on a phone. I think he might be calling the police, or maybe calling for friends. Problem one will stay a problem. Problem Two will make things difficult but it might also simplify things. Did you find anything? I'm going to call the boys and warn them in a second."