concerned.

- No. We need to convince the pack to fight against him. And this is our only opportun--

The big wolf was not unconscious anymore, and tackled Dan down with a head strike. Then he stepped towards Luna.

- Hey cutie, have you never learned not to annoy someone bigger than you? Too bad. – the brute said, as he walked slowly towards the husky.

Luna snarled, threateningly, but before she could attack, a brown wolf appeared from the nothing and tackled the dark wolf down. It was Ahanu. Other five wolves from Ohanzee appeared to aid the beaten wolf, but Chaska, Adahy and even Yiska came to fight them. Dan and Luna joined the fight. All of them fought ferociously, even Dan, who was still hurt, was a real match for the two wolves that were cornering him. Chaska jumped beside him, and they fought their attackers together. Luna was fighting two wolves and quickly beat one down before Ahanu came to help her with the other. Adahy and Yiska had defeated the other that was left. The fight was over, and they had won. Dan ran to Luna.

- Are you okay? - he asked, panting.

- Yes. – she assured.

- Look out! - Ahanu yelled, when one of the wolves rose behind them and leaped in their direction with teeth and claws bared.

Dan stood in front of Luna, and jumped in the attacking wolf’s direction. They encountered in the air and started a ferocious struggle as they hit the ground. Dan managed to get his teeth on the wolf’s neck and pressed him against the ground, preventing him from breathing. When the wolf guard started to panic, Dan released him. He rose and ran away, yelping, just like the other. Chaska approached the hybrid.

- You are a skilled fighter, my friend. – the brown wolf complimented. – You fought so many wolves without a single drop of blood.

Dan smiled, thankful.

- We couldn’t have got out alive if you hadn’t showed up. Thanks. – he said.

- We had to help our equal. Besides, we're sick of seeing Ohanzee's guards hurting people and doing nothing. I mean, you're a wolf, aren't you? - Chaska asked.

- Sort of. – the hybrid evasively answered. - But the main subject is that we think we can help you. I fought Ohanzee yesterday to save Nava, but we were too late.

Adahy's eyes shined of excitement:

- Then you're the one who defeated Ohanzee in a fight? – The big gray wolf asked, anxious. - You're a legend in our pack!

Dan enjoyed that respect, but they couldn’t get away from the subject.

- We’ve heard you need a leader. Luna and I can lead you to take down Ohanzee, but we can't stay with you forever, so when our mission is done, you'll have to elect someone else to be your alpha. – he let clear.

The wolves pondered that for a moment, but accepted. They leaded Dan and Luna to the rest of the pack. As they stepped in the clear, all the wolves from the pack looked at Dan with surprise and confusion. They gave room for them to pass. Dan saw a big rock in the middle of the wolf gathering. The gray-brown canine walked to it, climbed, and stood on it, where everyone could see and hear him.

- I am Daniel. – he started. – And I discovered everything Ohanzee is doing. He oppresses you, puts his personal issues before your lives, and kills randomly anyone who isn’t completely wolf and anyone that had anything to do with them. He forces you to live under a racist rule, making you think that hybrids and dogs are inferior.

The wolves listened to every word. They knew he was right.

- I say different. First, we’re not different from the caribou we kill to eat. – the hybrid continued. - We may surpass their intelligence sometimes, but you have already seen what happens if they don’t exist. We all depend on each other. We must have this sense of equality to keep the balance in the world. I have seen the chaos that is caused by the lack of this understanding. Second, none of us is better than anyone else. I am a hybrid. I’m both a wolf, and a dog. My friend Luna, is a husky, and we together, fought eight of Ohanzee’s wolves some minutes ago, with the help of Chaska, Yiska, Adahy and Ahanu.

The whole pack stared at the referred canines. Chaska and his friends got a little embarrassed, but Luna was standing normally, proud of what they were doing.

Dan made a pause to study the pack’s reaction. They were all quiet, but they were all paying attention.