Read the excerpt below and answer the question. This accomplished, the outfit, though cut in half, was still a formidable bulk. Charles and Hal went out in the evening and bought six Outside dogs. These, added to the six of the original team, and Teek and Koona, brought the team up to fourteen.

Based on the knowledge gained from the first half of the book, what word in the passage above hints at future trouble for the team?

outfit

half

bulk

outside