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The Healing
They say time heals any pain and slowly with the help of Aurora, Aniou and the pups began to overcome their loss. It was hard at first and there were many arguments between mother and pups as the pups fought for increasing independence. Thankfully Aurora was there to act as peacekeeper. The pups were fascinated by her, with Eagle and Balto growing especially close to her. Eagle was glad to have another female around, Balto found her very cool and the trio formed a tight bond. To Suka the white wolf was just a typical older sister, someone who he couldn’t understand but loved anyway. Arden just found her annoying but still couldn’t help but like her. With Aurora’s help the cubs perfected their hunting skills, inexperienced yet they improved every day.
Despite the healing it was clear that their father’s loss had had irreversible effects on the pups. This was most evident in Suka and Arden as they rejected their dog heritage, in Suka this grew into hatred of dogs and all humans and be would snap when the others spoke of such things. Arden now began to reject his families company in favour of that of the male lynx kittens. Though Aniou was upset by their actions she would it understandable as they had never met a human close up, and both looked more wolf than dog. For Balto and Eagle the affect was different as Eagle looked more dog and had a curly tail so she found her brother’s actions hard. Eagle found comfort in her mother and sister, yet she still remembered the kindness Franklin had shown her. Balto too remembered Franklin, part of him felt connected to the humans and was curious about their world. The conflict within Balto and Eagle did not go unnoticed by Aniou, something which paint her deeply and part of her wished she had never told the pups of their mixed blood.
“They seem to be healing” Aniou said a few weeks later as she and Aurora watched the pups playing.
“They do, they are young though, how are you coping?”
“It is hard, I love Cathán deeply, I should have known it would not last” Aniou sighted in pain. “The other spirits hated what we had, they feared that one would have my power, they said that I should not be with a dog.”
“They were wrong and they paid for what they said” Aurora chuckled.
“How?”
“Oh just that when Valeria and I heard about what they had said…..well she kind of went mad….and she gave them a piece of her mind.”
“Oh no” Aniou muttered “What did she say to them?”
“I’m not quite sure, but the shouting was loud and the air was blue afterwards.”
“Oh that girl, she always was reckless.”
“She was and she never minded bending the rules or manipulating situations either.”
“No she never did, why has she not come to see the pups?” Aniou asked thinking of her older daughter.
“I’m not really sure” Aurora replied “She had a vision around the time they were born she thinks they will play an important part in the future. You know what she is like, the arctic is her home.”
“I have not looked into their futures, I do not wish it yet, not unless my paws are forced” Aniou replied watching her pups. “None of them have our powers, they are mortal wolves, no I will not do that to myself until they are grown.”
Then Balto bounded over, jumping onto Aurora’s back as Suka and Arden did the same to Aniou.
“Come play with us Aurora” Balto said pulling at her ear playfully. “Come on.”
“Owe Balto you have sharp teeth, no I played with you this morning and I have to hunt later.”
“Then take us bunny hunting” Balto replied wagging his tail “They are fun to chase.”
“Yes please take us hunting” Suka said as Arden grinned.
“No, you go and amuse yourselves.”
“Please Aurora you said we need to improve” Eagle said walking over.
“Mother will you please tell this lot.”
“You brought this on yourself Aurora” Aniou chuckled “You taught them how to hunt rabbits, once you had done that they will always want to go.”
“Spirits above” Aurora groaned “You could have warned me before paw.”
“Now you know how your father and I felt, go on off you trot” Aniou replied as a reluctant Aurora took the pups rabbit hunting.
Out in the forest the hunting soon developed into play as Balto ran ahead and Eagle saw Wind flying above. Seeing the eagle Balto and Eagle increased their speed in attempt to fly, Aurora soon getting caught up in the game as memories of her own cub hood surfaced. Together the five ran through the forest, with Balto letting out a howl of joy as he ran his heart flying with the eagle above him. Looking at each other Balto and Eagle winked then both leapt into the air, flying for a second before landing managing to run instantly. Seeing their happiness Aurora took up the howl Balto stared, seconds later Suka and Arden joined in, and five strong voices full of joy filled the forest. Racing up a hill the five skidded in the snow, stopping at the hills edge. As the snow swirled around them Aurora raised her head and howled a cry which was taken up by Eagle, Balto, Suka and Arden.
Together the family howled their howls echoing throughout the forest, at the bottom of the hill Valeria heard their howl, her heart lifting at the sound. Her eyes darted to a snowy owl in the tree next to her then she lifted her head and howled, her cry joining that of her family. As she howled Aurora heard her sister’s cry and her eyes flicked down to the bottom of the hill, where they landed on her sister. Seeing the direction of Aurora’s gaze the pups looked down and saw Valeria standing at the bottom of the hill.
“Who is that Aurora?” Eagle asked looking at her sister.
“A very old friend of mine Eagle.”
“Can we go and say hello?”
“No is better that we do not Eagle, besides she is only passing through this area” Aurora replied as Valeria walked away.
Then out of the blue Aurora was overwhelmed by a vision of the future.
A little girl with red hair sat on a boat next to Balto stroking him, on her left sat a red and cream husky. Then the girl was lying in bed ill. The vision changed again, Aurora herself stood at the bottom of a cliff lying on the ground in front of her was Balto, she then howled, with Balto averting his eyes. Then the vision changed one more, back to Balto, the red haired girl and the female dog on the boat. Aurora stared at the girl as memories of her past came flooding back. As the girl patted Balto she looked up, for a moment her eyes turned to those of a wolf.
The vision ended as quickly as it had come and Aurora gasped in shock at what she had seen, for she had seen the girl before in a vision, a vision that had take place over four hundred years ago.
“She and Balto are connected his fate and hers are woven together. Those wolf eyes the girl has, I understand why now, but why are she and Balto tied? Balto was in a town and I was with him, what will happen in the future?”
The end and the beginning
It had been a two months since Cathán’s capture, Aniou and the pups walked through the forest as a blizzard swirled around them. The blizzard was so intense that they could not see more than a few inches in front of them. The blizzard had arrived suddenly and without warning an hour before hand on what had been a bright day. Now the family was walking home steadily, their care increased as they were in the mountains, a dangerous place in the winter but even more so when there was a blizzard. High above them a flock of Russian snow geese were blown of course, with several receiving critical injuries as they hit rocks and trees. The pups were scared as they had not experienced many blizzards and never one as severe as this. As they walked several stones slipped out from under their paws. Walking ahead of his mother Balto looked around him in a desperate attempt to see where he was going when a gust of wind blew snow strait into his face blinding him. Seconds later his paws went out from under him and Balto howled in shock as he went sliding over the cliff edge, hitting his head on a rock on the way, knocking him unconscious. Sliding down to the bottom of the cliff Balto was half buried in the snow. On the cliff Aniou howled in pain but was unable to see the spot through the snow and thus walked strait passed it. Down at the foot of the cliff Balto failed to hear his
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