‘ Hey boy. What you doing out here?’ The human asked in a low voice. He then heard whimpering and saw Shakira. ‘ Oh, dear. You must’ve got lost.’

The man then picked her up and walked away. Sitka had faith in this human and followed him. Only a couple miles away stood a cabin. Sitka followed the man inside and saw a bright fire burning. Shakira was placed by the fire and had a blanket put over her. Sitka sat next to her and the man gave him a small piece of meat.

‘ You must be one of them wolf dogs that everyone talks about. My name’s Ben.’ The man said as he grabbed a chair and put it in front of the dogs. Sitka curled up next to Shakira, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

****

Rex sat in the boiler room hanging his head. Soul walked in and sat next to him.

‘ I’m going to find them, even if it kills me.’ Rex whispered. He stood up and headed for the door.

‘ What?! You can’t go out there! They could be anywhere by