wish. Farewell, my daughter. You shall not see us again." he said solemnly with one hidden tear in his eye, then turned around and left with his pack.

Nava begged him to understand Aniu and return her home but Nanuq silenced him with eyes full of tears hetried hard to hide. They returned home with kill but not with victory. Nanuq laid his head on Suka's head and cried his heart out while Nava watched his idol, his father, his hero crying.

Next morning Chase's owner and people of Nome found Chase's team blooded and torn by wolves. Next to Chase white she-wolf laid trembling. Chase's owner took his shotgun and shot she-wolf leaving blood marks in the snow and her snow-white fur. He dug deep grave outside the Nome on the empty snowy valley and put all of the dogs inside and Aniu with them.

Doc wasn't pleased with it as someone might thought he would be. He thought that Nava was joking, he didn't know what will happen. He got scarred from it, blamed himself for so long. Since he was the only one who saw Aniu placing pips under the hospital he took little Eski to the nearby friendly wolf pack, Ginger to Nome's adoption box, Nanuq to mail owner, and Balto to the abandoned boat little outside the Nome. He placed him in some blanket he found there.

"Young precious baby. You're lucky to be born from love as big as Chase's and Aniu's was. But thanks to me you lost your loving parents. I'm sorry..." he burst into tears "Someday I'll repay for my wrong-doing. I wish you happy life and greatness, oh precious Balto." Doc whispered and left that boat never to return in it for it is reminder of the terrible mistake which is never to be undone.