light in a distance coming straight towards him.

Kenai woke up. He heard some voices in the distance. When he got up and looked towards the voices, he saw Aleu talking to dull, gray wolf. It was Nava.

''Nava?'' Kenai asked, as he saw Nava turning around and heading towards the edge of the rock.
Before Kenai could get there, Nava disappeared in the light.

''He's... gone.'' Aleu said.

''True.'' Kenai said, catching Aleu by surprise. ''But his spirit still lives on. As he'd say: 'When a star dies, another is born.'.''

''I know.'' Aleu said. ''Nava told me, that I'm free to go home.''

''Really?'' Kenai asked. ''If that's so, then good luck on your journey home.''

''Thanks, Kenai.'' Aleu said. Then she walked off towards Nome, but before she went out of Kenai's sight, they looked at each other with the last glances. Then she went out of sight.

Kenai looked at the place from where Aleu had been last seen. He lowered his ears in sadness as he realized that Aleu would not come back again.

''Kenai?'' A voice asked, causing Kenai to turn around, only to see it was Kalhi. ''What're you doing up late?''

''Kalhi, I saw him, Nava.'' Kenai said, much to Kalhi's surprise. ''He was talking to Aleu, then he disappeared in the light.''

''Nava is gone, but he'll be always here with us.'' Kalhi said. ''Speaking of Aleu, where is she?''
''Nava told her that she is free to go home.'' Kenai answered.

''If Aleu has headed home, then we're leaderless now.'' Kalhi said. ''Kenai, are you going lead the pack?''

''No, Kalhi.'' Kenai said. ''You're going to lead it.''

''Are you sure?'' Kalhi asked, surprised by Kenai's words. ''What about you?''

''I'm going after Aleu.'' Kenai answered.

''What? Kenai, you can't just go after her!'' Kalhi exclaimed. ''You're the member of the pack, and we, as the pack, are the family.''

''I know.'' Kenai said. ''But I feel like... I love her... She means so much to me... And I had a dream about this.''

''Really?'' Kalhi asked.

''I dreamed the large white canine, domestic one. It was chanting to me that when we have reached the Mainland, Aleu was no longer the leader of the pack...

...instead it'd be either me or you, but she told me if I loved her, I'd go after her and you'd be the new leader. That's why I'm not letting her go.''

Kalhi looked at him, first confused, then confident. He nodded with his head.

''You're right, Kenai. Go after her.'' Kalhi said, much to Kenai's surprise. ''Nava taught us that if really love other canines besides wolves, then we should go after them.''

''Thanks, Kalhi.'' Kenai said. Then he walked off slowly towards the place where Aleu was last seen. He turned towards Kalhi one last time and said: ''Goodbye, Kalhi. And good luck on your leadership!''

''Thanks! I'll need it, Kenai!'' Kalhi exclaimed, then he walked back towards his pack.

Kenai looked one last time towards the pack and then he headed off towards Aleu's way. He picked her scent off immediately.

''She went that way.'' Kenai told to himself as he climbed up the cliff, where Aleu had climbed before, judging by the scent she had left behind.

Then he got in front of the cave, he smelled a scent and found out that it was a little bit thicker there, as if Aleu was staying in front of there for a while and then continued onward.

''Looks like there's no end to running for me.'' Kenai said to himself again, as he realized that in order to reach Aleu, he was going to have run again.

Kenai began running while following the scent Aleu had left behind. As he was running, he left the rocky beach behind and entered the forest.

Kenai was running for hours. When he finally made it out of the forest, he looked at the east and noticed that the sun was rising. He looked around and noticed that he was in a snowy plain with the river nearby.

Then he looked at the paw-prints in the snow. He sniffed them and realized that they still belonged to Aleu. But the scent was even more fresh, as if she was just right there.

He looked in front of him and noticed an another forest. Still, Aleu was out of sight again.

''Hang on, Aleu. I'm coming.'' Kenai said, running of towards the forest.

One hour later, the sun had risen, and Kenai was deep into the forest. Then he saw someone in front of him running. It was Aleu!

Kenai ran towards her stealthily. Closer he was to her, more excited has was.

Suddenly, a twig snapped under his paw, causing Aleu to stop and look around. Kenai hid himself before she could have seen him.

Then, Aleu hid herself in the hollow log from the creature following him, not suspecting it was Kenai. Kenai got out of the cover and approached the hollow log.

As he was about to look at Aleu in the log, she jumped at him, pinned him on his back and was ready to strike him. But...

''Kenai?!'' Aleu asked, surprised to see Kenai. ''What're you doing here?''

''Hi, Aleu. Sorry for scaring you, I was following you in case of protection.'' Kenai said, trying to find some words.

''Thanks.'' Aleu said, getting off him. ''But what about the pack? Who's leading them?''

''Kalhi took that responsibility.'' Kenai said, getting up. ''I'm here to get you home safely. Do you know the way?''

''Not exactly.'' Aleu answered. ''But The Raven up there is guiding me.''

Kenai looked up the sky and saw The Raven on the branch cawing. It was the same one from the dream he had.

''That's... good.'' Kenai replied, trying not to give away that he'd dreamed the Raven as well.

''Come on, let's go.'' Aleu said, running off while following The Raven. Kenai followed Aleu as well.

The noon came, and Aleu and Kenai were 1/3 done of their journey. Suddenly, they heard a tree cracking nearby, startling them both.

Then, Kenai noticed that the tree was falling towards Aleu.

''Aleu! Watch out!'' Kenai yelled as Aleu looked at the tree first, then at Kenai, who bumped her out of the way, thus saving her from the falling tree.

''Thanks.'' Aleu said, breathing heavily as she got on her paws. ''You weren't kidding about protecting me after all.''

''No problem, but how did the tree fall?'' Kenai asked.

Then, a roar was heard as both Aleu and Kenai noticed the bear coming towards them.

''Looks like you got your question answered.'' Aleu said as they both stood in fighting stances.

When the bear reached them both, Aleu jumped and attacked him first, but he managed to swipe her, causing her to hit into the tree.

''Aleu!'' Kenai yelled, then he jumped and attacked the bear, but he was also swiped by bear and he hit the tree as well.

Kenai fell down and noticed that the bear was advancing towards nearly unconscious Aleu. The bear raised his paw to finish her off. Kenai got on all of his fours quickly and attacked the bear again.

As the bear was about to swipe Aleu again, Kenai jumped at him and took the hit meant for Aleu, thus getting hit on the tree and falling down.

As Kenai looked hopelessy towards Aleu and the bear lying on his back very weak, he noticed another tree falling, this time it fell on the bear, killing him upon the landing.

As Kenai was breathing heavily from the injury, he was approached by Aleu, who managed to recover quickly.

''Kenai!'' Aleu shouted for him. ''Are you okay?!''

''I'm not sure...'' Kenai replied, weakly. ''But if this is the end, I want you to know something...''

''What is it?'' Aleu asked, deeply worried for Kenai.

''When I told you that I was following for your protection, I wasn't...'' Kenai said, surprising Aleu. ''It was... because... I love you...''

''Really?'' Aleu asked, touched by his words as he nodded weakly. She lowered her head on his chest and sobbed.

Then, Kenai's head fell down in the snowy ground as he closed his eyes. He didn't feel anything.

Then, Kenai opened his eyes again, but he wasn't laying in the forest. He was on the snowy plains looking around and thinking where he could be.

As he looked around, he saw a dull-gray wolf looking at him, Nava.

''Nava?'' Kenai asked Nava as he approached him. ''Am I... dead?''

''It looks like you're, Kenai.'' Nava answered him. ''You did a noble choice. You saved Aleu from death, showing that you do love her.''

''I did.'' Kenai said. ''But I wish I'm still alive, with her.''

''Don't worry about it.'' Nava said. ''Since you've done noble choice, you can come back to the life and be with her again.''

''I'd love to, Nava!'' Kenai said. Then, his vision began fading but not before Nava told him:
''Goodbye, Kenai.''

Then, he blacked out for a second. But as he did, he felt that he was lying on the