The Dog King

In "The Dog King," CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson is tasked with an unusual duty: keeping an ambassador's dog safe during sensitive negotiations with an alien race. However, chaos ensues when the dog inadvertently stumbles into a situation that could spark an alien civil war, putting Wilson in a race against time to resolve the conflict before facing dire consequences. This story is part of John Scalzi's The Human Division, which features interconnected tales within the Old Man's War universe.