Ringer paused at the bottom of the stairs. There was no sense in them both pursuing the same path to catch the burglar. She scanned the balcony until she saw the man disappearing out another back door. Good. It would be a lot easier to test out her new skills outside, without the risk of hurting innocent bystanders.

She doubled back, narrowly avoiding the bouncer in the crowd, making for the same door she used to enter. The bouncer had just caught her when she reached the back door. Apparently it was his pride doing the work, because the man took great joy in kicking the young girl out the door she was only a few feet away from anyway. He yelled at her not to come back, then fussed with the broken lock as Ringer darted down the alley to make her way around to the other side. The man had slowed her down too much.

She continued running toward the other alley, feeling her legs carry her faster than she should be able to go, hoping she wasn't too late to catch up to the strange werewolf and the thief who had no idea what he was getting into.