Everyone stops moving, and the red dog tries to stop them. He tells them that he's going to kill the captain if they don't stop moving. He says that they're God's chosen people, and that they must obey his commands even if they have to die. The sergeant tells him to hurry, because nothing will change if he calls for his god. The red dog says that he can do anything he wants to subdue Red if she's still alive. He's the one who got shot and killed Captain Donnithorne, and he says that if he tries to kill her, he'll end up like the other officer who rushed in before him. He asks if there's any enemy reinforcements, and when he hears that, he thinks it's a Volks attack. He tries to get the sergeant to let him go, but the sergeant won't let him, saying that the snake has come out of its hiding place, and everyone is stopping shooting. He can't figure out how the snake managed to get out of hiding, so he says it was his arm that got caught in the snake's trap. He doesn't want to pull out his arm, because if he does, it might "touch a nerve" .