thought that perhaps he was out looking for food, or had went off to think... but it had been several days now, and still no sign of him.
"He wouldn't just leave me." Shanaea thought. "...he loves me, and I love him... why would he leave me?"
Shanaea didn't have the answer to this question, and trying to think of one had only brought more questions.
"I knew he was having a hard time lately, what with his dreams and all... but I didn't think he'd leave..." Shanaea thought. "I didn't want him to leave."
She sighed again and laid her head on her paws, looking at the rising sun over the horizon. "I miss you." She thought.
A voice from behind her disrupted her thoughts. "Hey Shay."
Shanaea picked up her head and looked over her shoulder. "Josh, hey, what are you doing here?"
Her brother walked over and sat beside her. "Shay... Jenna and Alyse are gone." He said.
"What do you mean gone?" Shanaea asked.
"I mean they're gone." Josh said. "No one has seen them in four days."
"Well it's not like Jenna to wonder off like that." Shanaea said.
Josh nodded. "I know... dad's out looking for them now." He paused and looked around. "Where's Tiembe?" He asked.
Shanaea sighed. "He's... he's not here."
Josh sighed. "He's gone, isn't he Shay?"
Shanaea nodded. "I... I don't know where he is. He left four days ago... I don't know why he'd leave. I'm really worried about him Josh."
Josh sighed. "I thought so."
Shanaea looked up at him and a confused look came over her face. "...what?" She asked.
"I knew he'd be gone." Josh said. "...and I'm scared too, not for him, but for Jenna and Alyse."
"What do you..." Shanaea paused. "...you aren't saying... you don't think..."
Josh nodded. "That's precisely what I think."
Shanaea sighed and looked away. "No, that's not possible, Tiembe is past that."
Josh shook his head. "You keep telling everyone that he's better, but... Shay, how do you know? How can you tell? ...because that's what he says? That doesn't mean much."
Shanaea turned her head back to face him. "Well why do you think Tiembe is behind this?"
"Look Shay... the last time anyone saw Jenna was four days ago... the same time that Tiembe dissapeared. It can't be just coincidence."
Shanaea shook her head. "I won't believe it Josh... I just won't believe it."
Josh sighed. "Well... I'm supposed to be looking for them now so... I guess I'll get back to it... but look... if you see Tiembe let me know. I have some questions for him." Josh said.
Shanaea shook her head. "Whatever Josh, you've never trusted Tiembe."
Josh stood and looked down at his sister. "...and it seems I was right in withholding my trust."
Shanaea just sighed and turned to look out over the deck.
"...take care Shanaea... and if you see him again... be careful." Josh said.
Shanaea just shook her head. "...sure thing Josh." She said.
Josh turned and walked toward the wheel well.
Shanaea laid her head on her paws. "Is it true?" She thought. "...did you take them Tiembe... did... did you kill them? Is that why you left?"
Again Shanaea had no answers, only more questions. She closed her eyes and sighed. "...I love you Tiembe." She thought. "...you could've at least talked to me."
She opened her eyes and stood up. Then she turned and walked back to the wheel well. Shanaea curled up on top of her bed and laid her head on her paws. "...it can't be true." She thought. "...it just can't be."
Shanaea closed her eyes. It had been a long night. She'd sat out on the deck all night waiting to see if Tiembe would return. Soon she drifted off to a deep sleep.
Jenna was roughly awoken by a harsh slap to the face. Her eyes snapped open and she yelped, recoiling back from her attacker. The dog hit her again and Jenna jumped up. she swung her paw at the dog and caught it in the side of the head, but the strike was little more than an attemp to lash out at the cause of her pain. It lacked direction and power so it barely fazed the dog. The black dog brought up her left paw and smacked Jenna just below her right ear. The blow sent Jenna sprawling backward. She lost her balance and fell to the floor.
The dog laughed. "...feisty today aren't we?" She said.
Jenna was about to reply when Jason walked in supporting Alyse on his shoulder. Jeena stopped with her mouth open as Jason shrugged her off his shoulder and she collapsed to the floor.
Alyse didn't move.
"...Alyse?" Jenna asked. She took a step forward and a line of blood trickled out of her creme colored muzzle.
There was no response from the golden colored Collie.
Jenna glared at Jason. "What did you do to her?" She snapped.
The black female smiled and walked over to Jason's side. "She didn't want to play." She said. A sdistic smile cut across the black dog's face.
Jason smiled. "...but for what it's worth she fought us hard. She's hot a lot of spirit." Jason laughed. "...or had anyway." He turned to the black dog. "Dema, guard this doorway with your life. Do not let them escape. If they do, and they don't kill you, I will, understand?"
Dema nodded. "Yes Master." She said.
"....Master?" Jenna thought. "...what's that about?"
Dema and Jason exited the room and Jenna ran to Alyse's side. "Alyse!" She called. "Alyse, are you alright?"
Alyse groaned and Jenna laid down beside her friend. Then she began to assess Alyse's injuries; they were many. Various cuts and scrapes covered the Collie's body from head to tail. The wound that caused Jenna the most concern though was the one on her right flank, which was laid open nearly to the bone.
"Oh Alyse..." Jenna said. "What did they do to you?"
"I... I feel terrible." Alyse said.
"I bet..." Jenna said.
Alyse propped herself up on her forelegs and with some effort turned to look at Jenna. "Why... why are they doing this?" She asked.
Jenna sighed. "I afraid it's my fault." She said.
A confused look split Alyse's pain laced features. "...what?" She asked. "How could this be your fault?"
Jenna sighed again and sat up, taking up position beside her freind. "I... I know him."
"...know who?" Alyse asked.
"....Jason." Jenna said.
"...how do you know a crazy dog like that?" Alyse asked.
Jenna sighed. "He... he wasn't always crazy." She said. "He used to be a nice dog. He's Gemeni's son."
"Gemeni's son?" Alyse said. "...where'd she go wrong?"
Jenna shook her head. "It's... it's not that at all... well..." Jenna paused. "Alyse, I was banished from Nome not too awful long ago."
"....banished?" Alyse said. "...you? ...why?"
Jenna sighed. "Alyse... to make a long story short... two of my children broke the law, substantially enough that Drake, the Keeper of the Law before Blaize, sentenced them to death. He and a posse of dogs chased them down and we thought they'd been killed... well.... we thought me son Everest had been killed, we learned later that he hadn't... that he'd escaped... but I didn't know that. See... Drake was Gemeni's mate."
"...and so Jason's father." Alyse said.
Jenna nodded. "...right." She said. "Anyway, Drake didn't seem to understand how I was feeling.... and... and I decided to see what he would feel like if he lost one of his children."
"...oh no." Alyse said. "Jenna, you didn't..."
Jenna sighed and nodded. "I'm afraid I did." She said. "I decided to kill Jason. Even now those words don't sound right coming out of my mouth. I... I don't know what I was thinking."
"Well obviously you didn't kill him." Alyse said. "...what happened?"
Jenna sighed again. "Well... I couldn't do it." She said. "I had him right there, but... but I just couldn't do it. Anyway his father burst in as I was trying to get up my courage and I was tried and found guilty of kidnapping and attepted murder. Drake sentenced me to be banished from Nome forever."
"How come you're here then?" Alyse asked.
"Balto took my banishment almost harder than I did." Jenna continued. "He tried to talk Drake into being more lenient, but Drake wouldn't back down... then something bad happened. I'm still not sure on the particulars, because I wasn't here, but... well... Drake attacked Balto, and Balto's owner Luke shot him. Drake... Drake was killed."
"So that's when Blaize took over then." Alyse said.
Jenna nodded. "Yeah, he pardoned me, put me on permenant probation and let me back into town."
"You got lucky Jenna." Alyse said.
Jenna nodded. "I know, but... well... I haven't told anyone this yet, so... can you keep a secret?"
Alyse nodded. "...sure Jenna."
"....when I was banished I was having a tough time making it on my own in the wild." Jenna said. "I was starving to death, then this wolf named Dolo found me. He took care of me and started teaching me... and well... I thought I'd never
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