are danger for our clan. There is no way you could live together, if young January doesn’t bow to me and enter my path.”

“Only prints I could follow are my father’s.” said January.

“See? He persists in his errors.” Added immortal. “It’s up to you, to correct him. And for his companions…” sighed Aniu. “I’m afraid that we can’t do too much.”

“Of course, you can’t!” growled January. “We are free creatures, who live as we are meant to live. We won’t bow our heads to your sick utopia. We deny your path is true… that even it’s real. I’m ready to die for this.”

“I think that my Maya isn’t ready to let you.” Smiled Aniu. “Maya… tell him, please.”

“Jan… I beg you.” Sobbed wolfess. “Leave it! Be with me, become an alpha at my side… I will protect your Pack.”

“I’m sorry, Maya.” Replied malawolf. “It is happening for too long. Talbourne Clan hurt too many wolves to uphold it’s existence any day longer…”

“You won’t stand a chance against us.” Said Aniu with bored tone. “I will stand for my great granddaughter and kill you, if you don’t give up. Then, thanks to my blood in her veins I will lead her against the Pack. This is your last chance to surrender.”

Silhouette of Aniu started to blur. But it didn’t disappeared totally, but became a half-transparent cloud that flew to Maya and entered brownfurred’s body. Maya yelled with fear mixed with excitement. Suddenly she felt unbelievable power floating her veins. She smiled and looked on January.

“My love… I’m one with Aniu! Together, you, her and I could do anything.”

“Soon we will see, if you could kiss me, without biting my throat.” Smiled malawolf with bitter smile. “Maya… open you eyes… I can’t bow to your ancestor.”

“But it’s a suicide!” yelled wolfess.

“No. It’s a sacrifice.” Replied January.

And in that moment they hearts met. Silent talk was done without words, without even thoughts, just by simple emotions. In time shorter than a heartbeat, January cried aloud all he was feeling. That he loved Maya and that he wanted to stay with her with all his might. But he couldn’t. Brownfurred read what was in hybrid’s mind. His and Steele’s plan to stop Aniu. And that father and son had right – there was no other way. Aniu was ready to wipe out any threat for her children. And if not her alone, there was Shade to assist.

“You see?” asked wolfdog. “I can’t stay with me… We must fight. I guess I have no chances to hurt you, but I must try, at least to buy some time for mom and our army. Soon you will lose control over your body… and kill me. I know that, I knew that coming here. Please, don’t blame yourself… Just… don’t hate the Pack. We wanted good… and it went as usual.”

“No, Jan… it can’t be!” she whispered.

But then she felt an urge to go to the centre of pillar. She spread her front paws a little and gently crouched, taking a classical combat-posture. She bared her fangs, in spite she didn’t want to. She tensed her muscles, but then felt there is some outer force to command her limbs. Her pupils extended and vision became sharper. Her adrenal glands deluged veins with adrenaline. Ears erected to catch any slightest impulse. She – who had been never taught to fight, became a killing machine.

“No, Aniu, please!” called brownfurred, but she was given with no response.

“You see?” asked January, smiling and barely repressing own tears. “I love you, just remember that. And remember one thing more. I don’t do it for any idea. Only thing I want is to follow the way of my father.”

Maya was crying and making circles to find the best position. January wasn’t sure if it was Aniu’s influence, or brownfurred was trying to play on time. But she was only postponing the unavoidable. Immortal almost totally possessed body of her great granddaughter, leaving just tiny space for her will. From that crack floated tears.

But suddenly Maya stopped and inclined her head aside. She clenched her jaws, and narrowed eyes. The fight she was fighting with outer will was easily visible.

“I love you too, Jan.” she whispered. “And you are right, we can’t blame ourselves what we had to do. I won’t be angry on you… and your fangs won’t hurt… I hope.”

“Maya, what…”

“I hope you to have good life.” She continued. “At side of Kaata, I guess… She is a good wolfess, good for you. I hope you will fulfil your father’s dream. If that is your dream, it’s mine too.”

“Maya, what you are talking about?” asked confused malawolf.

“Jan… I love you. And I’m not doing it for any stupid idea. I’m doing it for you.” She gasped, inclining her head even more and exposing her neck. “KILL ME! QUICK! I CAN’T HOLD HER ANY LONGER!”

“Surprised?” asked Steele, looking on Shade.

“What is the meaning of this?” asked dark wolf, floating over the pillar.

“Guess!” smiled dead dog and pounced on Shade.

*

Tenu was running like hell, cursing his weak body, cursing his parents to conceive so weak pup, cursing his pack for not to make him tough. But then he understood that he found his strength to change the world only because he was weak and lost and that he was fighting for weak and lost ones.

“Go… GO!” he ordered his paws, but they are indifferent for commands. He, who was leading Talbourne army couldn’t fasten his own limbs to quicker run. “Too weak! Always too weak!” He thought, but he clenched his jaws and swallowed the bloody saliva. “Yet, I must go! I survived in my pack, I won with my brother, I gathered my Brotherhood. I will win this battle!”

Small wolf was running to Home Valley in fastest chase he ever moved. Yet, it still was too slow.

*

“What the crack!” yelled Tan, seeing very suspicious moves on the pillar. “Did that bastard challenged her?”

“Most likely…” nodded Teele.

“So… take him down!” yelled orangefurred. “He could kill her.”

“I guess it’s all in duels about.” Noticed old agent. “When she saw as few soldiers set off to path on pillar, she growled. “Stop! That’s a law of our clan.”

“Are you mad?” yelled Tan. “He will kill her!” and he jumped ahead to help his step-sister.

But soldiers were waiting. Istana, Mary, Michael, Josh and Yupik were loyal to alpha of the clan. But duels were to determinate who was an alpha of the clan. For young scouts whole world seemed to fell apart, but if anything stayed still in that mayhem, that was a sacred law of Wolves Code. And in desperate impulse they were ready to defend it with their lives.

They pinned Tan down, immobilising him. Istana didn’t dare to bite officer, but she was holding him tightly. She looked on Teele and old wolfess nodded her head. To be honest, we must say that intelligence commander was as lost as her subordinate and she also took a asylum in solid cave of clan’s tradition. The law was the law.

“Let them fight!” called Teele louder.

If wolf (male of female) enters territory of other’s pack and she or he doesn’t ask for hospitality nor bow before local alpha, he is not the guest of pack. She or he has right to challenge leader for leadership. Usually such fights were fought just to surrender of one side, but that time situation was different.

*

January was desperate, knowing that his actions are last chance for the Pack’s army. But Aniu was also aware of stake she was gambling. She learned that Steele told his son about her bound with Maya and young hybrid knew that killing Maya would doom whole clan.

Steele was wrestling with Shade. As “freshly” deceased, malamute hadn’t even a quarter of power that dark wolf had. But both combatants were immortal and were fighting not to kill each other. Dog wanted to keep wolf busy and wolf tried just to help his mother in killing January – you must admit that Shade had much harder task. Steele was countless times thrown down to the ground (what ground!?), but he stood up and again harassed immortal. Shade couldn’t make any serious action.

Meanwhile Aniu was deeply in Maya’s body, guiding her actions. But she met the resistance from least expected source. Her great granddaughter was disobeying her orders.

*

Fortunately, January was acting faster than thinking. Before he analysed situation, he pounced ahead on Maya and tripped her. She fell on the frozen rock, still exposing her neck. Malawolf bended down to finish the duel, but then he was stopped. At once few factor took effect. I assure you, that biting throat of your girlfriend isn’t an easy task, and definitely wasn’t for hybrid. Additionally January seemed to be unable to hurt any female. He just froze half of inch to Maya’s throat and waited a second, when wolfess’s paw – guided by Aniu – painfully slapped him in muzzle. Then she slammed his side, sending him back.

“Jan!” she yelled. “You must kill me, before she takes me totally.”

”But how?!” gasped malawolf. “I love you!”

“I love you too!” sobbed Maya and pounced on him.

She overturned him and grabbed his right-front paw in jaws. Hybrid managed to take it back in last moment, because a grasp that came just after would have crushed his bone easily. Wolfdog pushed female away – she stopped on the other edge of pillar. Of course Aniu instantly ordered her descendant to stand up and prudently step away from the bluff. Then she (they?) pounced on January.

Hybrid gasped from amazement, seeing as brownfurred made ten yards in one jump. He concluded that supernatural support of Aniu was far beyond his skills. He tried to think it over, but again muscles acted faster than brain and January shunned landing wolfess. He rolled aside and hearing that Maya/Aniu didn’t left it up, he crawled ahead. Brownfurred who again jumped just second later, hit a spot where used to be malawolf’s rear paws.

“Jan!” was calling Maya, however her voice became guttural and muffled, as if Aniu tried to suppress it too. “My hind leg still hurts! Attack me from behind!”

It was easy to say (or not? Wolfdog suspected that brownfurred put some real

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