Okay, after several renders with different settings, I've come to the conclusion that  everything looks and works better if your main light is set to DEFUSE only, and let the SPECULAR light handle all the highlights. It gives you total control of the highlights and allows you to adjust their intensity without altering the light brightening the scene. Joel, I have her posed running full out. She notices the dragon and does what any Shadow Hound would do. She tries to draw her weapon. How is this?

Greywolf