Although focusing mostly on Jayne, Teren's peripheral vision is always on Mal. As long as she's being run down like a squirrel, she reasons, she might as well act like one; she slows just long enough to scoop a projectile from the ground, then flings it at the dog's legs as she abruptly changes direction. Sprinting past Jayne the way they've just come, she makes for shelter and hopes it was enough to confuse Mal for the few seconds of opportunity she needs.