you...*sniff* too!" Aleu broke out in an uncontrollable sob, pressing her face into his soft chest, the fur being soaked by her tears. "shhh, don't worry, we'll get through this together. I promise." balto comforted her more, trying to soothe his crying daughter as much as his instincts and abilities knew how. He cooed to her, rocked her back and forth, rubbed her back, petted her head, even sang. "reach for the light, you might touch the sky."

To her, this was new. He had sung her lullabies before but this one was something she hadn't heard of until now. It was, relaxing. Calming, and most of all inspiring. The teenage wolf husky took steady deep breaths and snuggled into her papa's warm soft fur chest. Just like she used to when she was a pup. "I guess I still have a lot of growing up to do huh?" aleu smirked. She could feel her father smiling too. "Like I said, you'll always be my baby. No matter how old you are." Balto whispered in her ear, licking her cheek.

Aleu blushed at the kiss, but she didn't care if the fox was watching. What she wanted now was to share this moment longer with him. He made her feel safe, warm and loved. How could she have felt alone when she had him all along? "Thank you for being there, thank you for being my papa."