‘He tried to kill my family!’ Conan said growling but quickly stopped when Koara nuzzled him and their eyes met.

 

Aleu and Ty who were nearby slowly walked up to Conan and Koara who turned to look at them. All the huskies seemed scared except for Koara who looked at Aleu and Ty and smiled at them looking unsure.

 

‘I haven’t seen a husky in years.’ Aleu said looking at Koara who reminded her so much of her old life back at the town.

 

‘You didn’t tell me about this young lady.’ Ty said winking at Conan and Koara who just laughed to themselves.

 

‘So I guess you’re Conan’s parents?’ Koara said looking at the wolves who were also larger than her. Both Aleu and Ty nodded as they watched the man who walked up to Conan making Aleu and Ty step back away from the man.

 

‘It’s ok he won’t hurt you…I think he just saved our lives.’ Conan said looking up at the man who bent down beside Koara and patted her on the head. He went to pat Conan but he quickly stepped back not wanting the man to touch him.

 

The man simply laughed and looked at Conan who looked questionably up at him as Koara looked at Conan with a smile on her face. ‘Come with us Conan.’ Koara said looking at Conan who was taken aback.

 

‘The man will let you he’s nice and you’re the fastest wolf I’ve ever seen.’

 

‘I’m not all wolf Koara. My mothers’ parents were actually a purebred husky and a wolf-dog.’ Conan said looking down ay the ground.

 

‘So what does that make you?’ Koara asked as she looked at Conan then back at his parents who were watching them.

 

‘It doesn’t matter what your heritage is or what you look like, it’s what’s you are inside that really counts. I should have realized that a long time ago but only now do I see that because of you Conan.’ Aleu said walking up to her son and smiling at him with Conan returning one of his own.

 

‘What ever you choose Conan we’ll support you.’ Aleu said as Ty stood beside her and looked down at Conan who looked from Koara and the man to his parents and the wild.

 

 

Chapter 12 A Decision

 

Conan stood on the glacier looking down at the water where a large boat had pulled up to a small inlet where Koara’s master was organizing his stuff and dogs to go on board the boat they had found a safe way down, something he had never done. He sighed as he looked down at them as someone came up beside him and looked down at them.

 

‘It’s not my decision.’ Koara said looking at Conan who looked back at her smiling.

 

‘Yes it is, its your team, your life that’s leaving and will probably never come back.’ Sighing Koara nodded having to agree with what Conan was saying.

 

‘Why would I want to leave when all I want is here with me?’ Conan smiled at Koara as he looked back down at the boat which was getting ready to leave. He sighed as he looked down at them his dreams leaving for the first and last time. He was born to be a runner and had the dreams of a sled dog but at the same time he was born a wolf with wolf blood running through him.

 

It must have been one of the hardest decisions Conan ever had to make in his life. He was offered to go with them back to the human world to become a sled dog racer but was that world really meant for him?

 

The man looked up at Conan who stood on the top of the glacier his fur blowing in the wind as their eyes met for a moment. Conan was something the man had never seen and thought would never see again.

 

‘Goodbye faithful Koara and goodbye to the wolf with the heart and passion of a sled dog.’ The man sighed as he looked away and slowly climbed on to the boat just as it slowly went back out into the choppy waters away from the glaciers edge below.

 

‘I’m sorry.’ Koara said at Conan who watched the boat before turning to look back at her.

 

‘Don’t be sorry. I can still live my dreams here with you among my family and my pack.’  Smiling Koara nuzzled Conan as the boat started to move further away from the glacier. Conan and Koara quickly ran along side the glaciers edge until the boat was only a glimmer in the distance.

 

Conan looked at the boat that was slowly disappearing and smiled to him self as he howled after the boat as he stood on the glacier the wind blowing his fur with Koara his new found love standing beside him.

 

True Conan was part wolf and part dog and he would always be torn between the two but he knew that with Koara and parents beside him that he would always be on the right path no matter what.

 

He was the new Alpha Male of his pack and as he howled the dreams and hopes of the wolf with the heart of a sled dog would only grow brighter with time.

 

 

The End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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