spoke,"All I want is my freedom dog. Why did you have to capture me?"Asked the wolf."It was my musher's will dear one,"   "And should your "musher" have told you to kill yourself would you have?"   "I dought that I would succed in doing so but I can't say that I might try,"   "Slave!" Growled the wolf as it sat up and looked at Max."Iam no slave,Iam free dear sibbling,"Max growled back "If you were truly free,you'd have not needed to ask my name nor gender,nor would I be in this prison,"   "White wolf I run my own sled team and do as I wish,Iam free,"   "Doing man's work does not make you free dear brother,it makes you a slave to man's will," Max was a bit angry hearing this but even he had to admit there was some truth to what the wolf was saying,"Brother dog,Iam female,my name Aniu but you should know that without my telling you,as all free animals do know,"   "Iam a free animal damn it! I've just not been to the forest without the company of my musher and sled team yet," "Answer me,dog why is this?It certainly isn't fear if you are willing to take on a wolf with only three dogs in your clan," "I....I,do not wish to venture off alone, I....I fear for other animals in the forest that might take my life,"   "That's a lie and you know it brother,there is no fear of the forest in you heart only fear of what will become of you if you ever should turn on your musher.Should you run with me brother,that would not be your worries,no rope or leash will keep you.Only us, free wild forever,"   "Aniu my place is hear with family,besides your locked up how will you run?"   "With your help I will be free brother.I see the urge of the wild in your eyes if you'd just let it come out," Before Max could comment on that, the musher called for him,"I must go sister but do not worry I will be back," Max said running back into the house,Aniu only shook her head and laid back down.

Max barked and wagged his tail when he saw his owner at the front door."Hey Max old boy,I was just going to feed that wolf but I wanted you to go out for like an hour, some people are coming that wanna see the wolf and you but I've gotta clean so, go play outside till your called ok?" Max barked and at once left with the musher calling after him,"Remember don't venture in the woods Max!" Hearing this Max thought of Aniu's words before he left.

"....Boris what if Aniu's right I mean what if Iam just a slave to the musher?"Max said looking back at the town on the edge of the boat."Maxie this wolf she knows only the land which is forest not joy of humans," Boris said as he mopped the boat,"I don't know Boris she sounded like she knew what she was talkin 'bout" Boris smiled at Max,"Listen to me Max the wild isn't all she seems,she is being dangerous foe,"   "Then how come it's all I ever think about?" Max said mainly to himself,stearing tward his backyard.Boris walked up next to Max and looked where his friend focesed, "Maybe wild is not all you are thinking of huh?" Max let his eyes meet Boris's for a moment then set back on his yard,"She's not my type Boris," Max answered after a moment of silence. "Your head is saying no but your everything eles is saying yes," Max rolled his eyes,"Look Boris I needa go,musher will be calling me soon and I should really be there,"   "Fine,go,is not my fult you'd hide your feelings," Max growled when Boris said that right as he was leaving.

Just as he reached the house,the musher stepped out to call Max back home. "Ready boy?The guests should be hear any minute,"Said the musher.Max wagged his tail and sat at his musher's side.Soon the guests where there,it was a chubby lady dressed in violet clothing,a long skinny man dressed in carmel and dark brown colored clothing,and their dogs looked just like them,walked up behind them."Hello Max we look forward in seeing the wolf you've caputered," said the male brown dog,"Yea I heard you fought it off yourself is that true?"Asked the small female viloet dog.Max never said anything just, shook his head as they entered the house and into the backyard."As you can see the wolf is quiet calm or at least it appears to be at the moment." Said the musher, "Does it do anything besides sleep?"Asked the chubby women,"Yes weres that savage behavior?" Asked the skinny man."If thats all your interested in is seeing that half of it then your missing out on the best of the creature. Unfortunutly I can not judge the people who are paying to see this animal.Max go to work buddy,get it up,show em your teeth boy and prepare for the kill," Max looked at his owner who pointed his fingure at Aniu and Max looked her  who looked at him with tired eyes.Max hesatated and so his musher kicked him which he hated and Max growled loud, showing his teeth,"Now,go at her boy now!" his musher ordered,Max moved tward Aniu's cage.Once there he whispered to her,"I'm sorry sister," and attacked her cage wrattling it causing Aniu to defend herself, she growled and snapped and scratched,opening wounds both old and making new ones with her teeth and claws and Max doing the same to her.They each fought their hardest untill the cage flipped over,falling on Max knocking him out.

When he awoke,Max was in his dog house and was in lots of pain.His many atemps to get to his feet failed and he had know knoledge nor memory of how many hours or days had past since the attack.All he knew was that his body required rest for the time being so,he sighed and tryed hard to pay no attention to his pain but sleep and only that.Just as he was about to fall off to sleep,he heard footsteps from outside but, because he was in so much pain,he didn't even try to warn them off as the sound got closer."Maxie," Called a voice which made Max's ears perk up,"Who is that?"He asked in a half brave sounding voice,"It's us Max,Beauti,Raz,Jane,King,Aslan,Comrand, and Chow, we've come to see how your doing,"   "How I'm doing?I got beat up by a caged wolf and then she fell on me how do you think I feel?"   "Sorry damn you dont have to bite my head off," said Beauti."I'm sorry it's just-you guys know wounded animals.Can you tell me something?Hows the wolf doing and how long have I been here,"   "The wolf's fine and you've been in there about a day and a half," Said Raz,"You gave us a scare Maxie, we...we thought you were a goner for sure thoese first few hours.You were panting like crazy and howling and wouldn't keep still!Hell you almost bit the musher twice!" Said Raz.Max couldn't help but laugh at the thought of bitting the one person who'd made him feel at home,the one who'd given him a place to call home."Where's Boris?" Max asked suddenly,"Boris is talking with the wolf to make sure it's alright," Answered King,"Oh she won't like that one bit," Max said laughing,"She?You mean the wolf? how do you know it's a female Max?" Asked Aslan,"I've talked with her not long before the accident actully,she's a very interesting creature,"Answered Max, shyly.The others whispered to themselves for a minute and after a while Comrad said,"Max we should go and let you rest.We'll talk to when your feeling strong enough to walk,"  With that, the group left Max alone with his thoughts.

After a week of resting, Stories and updates from Boris,Max was feeling well enough to walk around.The first place he whent, when he left his small wooden house was to Aniu,for she was his only thought durring that entire week.He desided he'd entered her presentse with respect.By putting his ears down and carring his tail low,keeping his eyes to the ground he spoke low and clear,"Ahem....Aniu,dear sister I wish to appologize to you for my actions earlier in the week but you have to understand that-"   "Silence!" Aniu said,cutting him off,"I do not wish to hear your excuses for attacking your own kind!For I already know the reason and I do not like it!Now brother do you see!You are that human's slave!You do his bidding when he should be doing yours!"   "Aniu this is not true I say we must help each other.Man and canine were ment to live in harmony,"   "If that were true then I would not have been attacked!I saw your eyes,you did not wish to attack me and you did not even go after me untill that human gave the word and kicked you!What harmony do see in that?!"   "Alright I admit that some human's can be overwhelming of the things they ask of us but this is a sacrafice many of us are willing to make in order to make our friends happy,"   "You know nothing of sacerifice brother!Only submition which is no way to lead your life.You are a hunter brother, you are a predtor but you live your life as though you are prey.What canine from the wild do you know of that has a goose for a friend?Geese are prey, they are our food we are not to talk to them nor are we to interact with them unless we are preparing to feed off them," "Aniu,sister you cannot see the same pleasure that I see when interacting with humans,they rub you and give you food and play with you as though they are your own kind,"   "All theses things brother,does your human do them for you?"   "What?" "You hear me,does your human play with you,rub you,feed you?"   "He feeds me and rubs my head when ever I do good,but what does that have to do with anything?"   "I just wanted you to stop and think, doesn't he only feed you so that he may have a strong worker?And rubbing you on the head,doesn't he only do that because he would like you to do what ever you did right again?" Hearing this,made Max sit down and really take a few moments to think.Aniu desided to break the silence,"You see brother? The humans use you to get what they need!These races you spreak of so freely, I've witnessed humans recive money for your hard work and you dogs get nothing in return," Max nodded his head and, with his