and Steele's cave. Aleu was smiling wearily down at small bundles of fluff suckling peacefully from her. Steele came through the enterance of the cave, with meat in his jaws, and he dropped it present to his mate and watched her take gulps, smiling to her.
"Our own little family now, my love." he whispered to Aleu, kissing her lips softly, Aleu smiled and looked at her puppies, most of them looked exacvtly like her, excpet the small malamure looking one, with crystal blue eyes.
"She looks just like you Steele," Aleu said, gently pushing her snout under the pup's belly and edging her towards Steele, who nuzzled the little girl's wet nose.
"She's perfect. Their all perfect." Steele murmured. "Just like you." The family sat together in the cave, never had either dog or wolf felt more complete.
Balto sat in misery in the boat, nestled in his blanket. He felt terrible for his words towards Aleu.
"Daughter." Balto said, when he saw the red fur of Jenna clamber onto the boat.
"Balto, I have recieved news from the raven. Aleu has had pups... and is inviting us both to see them." Jenna said excitedly, Balto gently stood up and padded out into the shrp light of the sun, wincng at the contrast change, he then saw the black shape of the raven swopping above him, sqwaking. Balto looked over at the forests in the distance and smiled.
"Alright... let's go." he said to Jenna, kissing her tenderly on the lips; something he hadn't done in a while.
THE END
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