question...'' Dingo asked. ''Yukon... how long did you take... to rescue us...?''

Yukon went silent upon his question. He looked at Dingo's triplets, then at Saba and Josh. He said: ''I wasn't the one who rescued you.''

''You weren't...?'' Dingo asked. ''But who did...?''

''We are going to bring you the rescuer here, now.'' Saba said. ''None of you know who it was.''

''And you're not going to like it.'' Josh said, heading off with Saba, Yukon and Dingo's triplets, while the dogs were looking and talking to each other in confusion.

Few minutes later, when they returned...

Saba, Josh and the triplets returned to their parents. Yukon stood by the door and when his sister, her mate and Dingo's triplets made it, he said: ''It's alright, come in.''

Then, Yukon was followed by a smaller male black husky, Tayer. Dingo, upon seeing him, was surprised, but not pleasantly.

''What the...?!'' Dingo asked. ''What's he doing here?!''

He was not the only one who was unpleasantly surprised. So were the others inside who hadn't seen Tayer yesterday.

''Dad!'' Harath yelled. ''Dad! Take it easy!''

''Dad!'' Kassan said. ''He's the one who rescued you all!''

''What?'' Dingo and Dana asked. ''Are you sure this is not some kind of joke? Because if you weren't looking after...''

''Dingo!'' Yukon yelled, interrupting him. ''Can you please stop with that already!?''

Dingo frowned. He was looking at the husky with whom Galena was friends, but with a very rough relationship.

''Alright.'' Dingo said. ''Then tell me how's that possible? That Tayer rescued me?''

''After you were snowed under.'' Yukon started narrating. ''I was trying to dig you out, but I realized that you'd not make it alone, so I ran to Nome to get help...

...then I saw your pups in the outskirts. When I told them what had happened, they rushed to you, while I tried to tell them to get help. It was then when we saw Tayer.''

They all looked at Tayer, who was doing his best to remain calm to the ones who were looking at him with some kind of concern.

''May I?'' Tayer asked. Yukon nodded.

''Alright...'' Tayer continued. ''When the avalanche happened, I went to the rescue, after you ran to get help.''

''Why?'' Dingo asked sternily. ''Why for?''

''I didn't do it to impress anyone.'' Tayer said. ''I was in panic. I couldn't let some innocent dogs or humans die. That... that's just too cruel!''

''Did you know that we were there?'' Dingo asked.

''No, not at all!'' Tayer said. ''But when I saw Galena, Kassan and Harath, I realized you were there, but instead of leaving you, I decided to rescue you.''

Dingo started to feel a bit ashamed after attacking Tayer with words. Tayer indeed sounded like he was actually doing it all.

''And your brother returned with the rescue team.'' Tayer said.

''And you just came to Nome?'' Dana asked.

''No, I didn't want to.'' Tayer said. ''But Galena, Kassan and Harath told me to come.''

''Is that true?'' Dingo asked his pups.

''It is.'' Saba, Josh and Yukon said. ''We all witnessed it and we agreed at well.''

''But where did you want to go then?'' Dingo asked.

''Somewhere in the wild.'' Tayer cringed.

''And what about your family?'' Dingo and Dana asked. Tayer cringed harder.

''Please don't mention my family.'' Tayer begged. ''I had a big fight with them two days ago.''

''Really?'' Balto asked. ''What happened?''

''My mom was furious because I didn't want to be like my dad.'' Tayer said. ''My siblings were picking on me. I yelled at all of them and ran away. No one of them even bothered to find me.''

Everyone who heard Tayer's story started to feel pity towards his then anger. Could it be that he wanted to not remember his father again?

''Your mother is sure mean to you.'' Jenna said, trying to not sound offensive.

''Yes.'' Tayer nodded in sadness. ''But she wasn't like that before she met my dad.''

''She wasn't?'' Everyone asked.

''No.'' Tayer said. ''May I tell you the story of her?''

Everyone looked at each other. Then Balto said: ''We're listening.''

''Good.'' Tayer said, preparing for the stressful backstory to narrate.

''It all started in 1925, White Mountain, the year and the place where my mother was born...

...she was completely different then she was now. She was kind, friendly and innocent. Every dog in White Mountain loved her...

...when she was 2 months old, she was adopted by a young kid called Sean. Sean and my mom were like the best friends, always playing in snow, she'd mush his sled and so on...

...but in 1928, Sean got ill due to cold. At first it seemed that he'd get over it quickly, but he didn't. He couldn't get over it... so he passed away...''

The females around gasped in sadness. Tayer looked himself stressful narrating the story of his mother.

''My mom ran away few days after, because she didn't know what'd Sean's parents do to her, she ran into the forest, here between Nome and White Mountain...

...not long after, there she met him, my dad... who was living in wild for three years... My dad felt pity for my mom so he looked after her...

...but actually, my dad told my mom the story what happened to him, which doesn't seem to be right... he was poisoning my mom's mind...''

''What did your dad tell to your mom?'' Balto asked.

''He kept telling that he was a true hero of Nome, but you, sir, you ambushed him near Nome and banished him, taking his pride away... but I don't believe that happened...''

''It didn't.'' Balto said. ''I'll tell you soon or later what actually happened.''

''Okay...'' Tayer said. ''And my mom is still blind to my dad's words... he keeps claiming that he was a hero and you are the villain...''

''Your mother is lying.'' Jenna said.

''I know.'' Tayer said. ''All I want is the true story.''

Everyone nodded. Dingo looked at Tayer with pity. Tayer was competely different from Steele.

''Tayer...'' Dingo said. ''I'm sorry that I attacked you.''

''I understand, sir.'' Tayer said. ''I'll go to the forest now, to get some sleep.''

''Tayer, wait!'' Dana called him. ''You don't have to!''

''Why?'' Tayer asked. ''No one wants me here!''

''You may sleep here in the vet station.'' Dingo and Dana said. ''We'll be here for how long?''

''Three days.'' Saba said.

''Good.'' Everyone said. ''Thanks for the information.''

For the next three days, they'd spend nights near Dingo, except Jenna, who'd have to go home every night to not worry her owner Rosy.

Chapter 42: Tayer's Past
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For the next few days, Dingo, Dana and the rest of their teammates were recovering from the injuries they received from the avalanche. Out of all visitors, Tayer was the one who remained with them.

Then, the third day came and the dogs were ready to leave the vet clininc. The vet, John, started helping each dog, one by one, to leave the clinic.

''Well, now it's up to us, Dingo.'' Dana said.

''Yeah.'' Dingo replied. ''About time.''

As John helped both Dingo and Dana to leave the clinic, Dana remained at the doors, looking back. Dingo noticed that.

''Dana?'' Dingo asked.

''Dingo, have you forgot about Tayer?'' Dana asked.

''What?'' Dingo asked. Then he looked back to his bed and saw Tayer sleeping. ''Oh yeah.''

''Just to let you know, you and I will need to talk about him.'' Dana said.

''Right.'' Dingo said, with a light reluctant look. ''Tayer! Tayer, wake up!''

''Huh?'' Tayer mumbled, waking up and yawning. ''Ahh, there are you... sir, ma'am.''

''We're leaving the clinic.'' Dingo said. ''Come with us.''

''Right.'' Tayer said, getting up and following Dingo and Dana. Now since he was by Dingo's side for these days, he thought about heading back to wilderness.

Then, Yukon came towards his brother. He was wearing a wide smile on his face, as if something happened that satisfied him quitely.

''Hey, Yukon.'' Dingo said. ''You seem to be happy.''

''I do.'' Yukon said. ''Your musher left the hospital last night.''

''Yeah?'' Dana asked. ''And what does he

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