"Let's see if they come to us," Tal suggested, hearing the infernal barking. She flicked on the light at the top of the stairs and then limped down to stand just at the base of the steps.
"Hey, Mutts!" she yelled into the darkness. "Come get the tasty intruders." Her pistol came up, muzzle pointed slightly down, accounting for the height of the beasts.
Hopefully they were chained. That would make things much easier.