Read the passage.

i looked about me—not far away there was a great, broken god-road, leading north. the towers were high enough, but not so high, and while many of the dead-houses were wrecked, there were some that stood. i went toward this god-road, keeping to the heights of the ruins, while the dog followed. when i had reached the god-road, i saw that there were others behind him. if i had slept later, they would have come upon me asleep and torn out my throat. as it was, they were sure enough of me; they did not hurry. when i went into the dead-house, they kept watch at the entrance—doubtless they thought they would have a fine hunt. but a dog cannot open a door and i knew, from the books, that the gods did not like to live on the ground but on high.

i had just found a door i could open when the dogs decided to rush. ha! they were surprised when i shut the door in their faces—it was a good door, of strong metal. i could hear their foolish baying beyond it but i did not stop to answer them. i was in darkness—i found stairs and climbed.

–“by the waters of babylon,”
stephen vincent benét

how is the conflict in the passage resolved?

a) the conflict is resolved when the narrator feeds the dogs, and they become friendly.
b) the conflict is resolved when the narrator defeats the dogs by putting them into submission.
c) the conflict is resolved when the narrator finds a way to get away from the dogs and continue his journey.
d) the conflict is resolved when the narrator completes his journey without the dogs ever knowing he was there.