It is your true self. But transformations like that just happen when they have a mission, or pending business that still need to be solved somewhere.

Dan looked to the snow, wide-eyed. He was always a canine. That was true, he always felt imprisoned, and only now he really felt free. But, to what kind of mission he could have been sent? Why? Who was he before that?

- So, I was a human because I had a mission there? – Dan asked, as Nava nodded positively. – But what kind of mission? And why was I brought to the past?

- Well, it can be a mission, or a connection that bonds you with this place and caused you to be brought back by the spirits. It could be any of those, or even both. – Nava asked.

- You mean maybe I knew Balto and the others here before? – Dan asked.

- Maybe here, maybe in previous lives, it’s impossible to tell. – Nava answered.

- But why did I have to be born in the future? Why didn't I just born in Nome in this time? – Dan asked, anxious to solve that mystery.

- Maybe because you had to pass through some experiences in a human life in that time, and then when you were ready, you were brought back home. – the wise canine said, looking into Dan’s eyes, like analyzing something.

Dan remembered how he was brought there.

- Then what exactly brought me back here? I just saw some water tentacles dragging me into a pond, and when I got out of it, I was here.

Nava thought for a moment.

- The great spirits that rule our world help us getting in our right path. When someone reincarnates, they remember almost nothing of their past lives. Maybe they decided to get a more drastic measure to bring you back with your all experiences and memories intact. This may explain the water-made tentacles and your transportation to the past. – the gray wolf suggested. – But those kinds of interference are just used for animals, what just ensures that you are indeed a wolf inside.

- What about my transformation? The northern lights and all? – the young hybrid asked, his anxiety increasing.

- The northern lights were always were source of tremendous mystical energy and power, and a huge manifestation of the great spirits in only one natural phenomenon. They must have used their power combined with that to bring your soul form out, turning you into what you are now.

- What was Aniu doing here? Why did she bring me to the mount? – the hybrid asked, remembering Balto’s mother.

- She is one of them, an illuminated spirit. Depending on how the great spirits rely on her, she must have some power herself, but don’t have how to know. – Nava explained. – Her task in all this must have been to take you to the right place where you would be transformed. Maybe she has a greater role in this, and a connection with you.

Dan knew that all that fit together, but he couldn't understand what experiences he would have past though in his human life that would be so important to cause all this. He asked that to Nava.

- Experiences that have taught you lessons that will be useful here. – Nava stopped, and raised one ear, looking like he had heard something.

Dan raised his own ear, and heard something too. A group of creatures was getting close, but was still far away. Nava looked at Dan, looking a bit worried.

- I must go, you should leave now too, fast. – he said, starting walking away in a quick pace.

- Nava! Wait! – Dan called him back, doing the possible to keep his voice down. – Who’s coming?

- It’s my business, I can handle it. Don’t worry about me, just get away as fast as you can. You must not get involved. – the wolf said, and ran away, disappearing among the big rocks scattered around the place.

Boris was open-mouthed because of all he had heard. Dan made him put himself together, and they started walking fast down the mount back to the boat.

When they were far from the mount, the walk back got slower, until both halted for a break. Then he was destined to be there, to be a wolf-dog, to join Balto and his friends, and maybe even to meet Luna. But what about his family in the future? Dan made a decided expression. It was enough of waiting for things to happen. Dan would make the choices from now on. He remembered Balto's words: "You are what you choose to be". He wanted to be a dog, and a wolf, and he would be. He would tell his family if he could, but nothing would make him change his mind.

He felt snow flakes falling on him, and suddenly there were thousands of them falling from the sky, and the cold wind started blowing strongly. In the middle of all that there was Dan, looking at the sky, and with all of his will and drive, he howled to the wind. His howl resounded for many miles, and whoever heard it, knew that the wolf that was doing it was now stronger than ever. He had made his choice. That was what he wanted to be. That was who he wanted to be. After some moments, Dan stopped his howling. Boris was beside him, looking at him, proud. Dan was happy to at last be what he was meant to be. What he wanted to be. But then, he remembered that there was still one more complication: he still had to tell Luna.

 To be continued...