((Aleu tells Balto what she wants him to tell her mother :))

Tell Her

The young alpha gave her father a hard look, one that took lots of brain-power in her small, messed up head. Her father responded back with a patient smile, as he waited for his daughter to recite the message he was supposed to deliver onto his mate when he returned home alone, and daughter-less.

“Tell her,” Aleu began. Then she stopped, “T-tell her…”

Balto nodded. “Yes?” he prompted.

“Tell…”

Balto waited.

Relax. Speak from your heart.

Muru. He always knew when to step in.

Aleu sighed; a smile replacing the hard expression she had wore minutes before.

“Um, where was I?”

Balto chuckled, “Tell her…?”

“Tell her, that I love her, but this is where I belong.

This is where I need to be, with my pack, my family.

 Tell her I won’t forget her. That I want her to think of me, and to know that I’m thinking of her as well.

Tell her, I’m not, not coming back because I’m ashamed of who I am.

I know that I am special and that I have a heritage that I should be proud of.

Tell her, I’m strong now; I can take care of myself and those around me.

Tell her, that though I’m embracing the part I originally shunned, I will never let the husky in me die.

Tell her, that though I’m no longer with her, her advice will guide me through my new journey.

Tell her, that with her advice, I can become what I’ve always wanted to be, a leader. Someone everyone else looks up too.”

Balto smiled, “Is that it?”

Aleu shook her head. “No.” Then she laughed, “Are you sure you’ll be able to remember it all?”

“I’ll try.”

Aleu nodded, “Okay. Um, tell her, that I’m not little anymore, that she can’t always protect me.

Tell her not to worry; my new family will keep me safe.

Tell her to pray for my pack, not just me. Someone of them have no family. Her prayers could only do good for them.”

Balto listened intently.

“A-and tell her—“

Aleu was interrupted by a sudden howl. She looked out across the water, where her new pack was clustered upon a large piece of ice.

“What is it Iqniq?” The she wolf growled at her new Beta.

The red wolf looked at his leader, “We have to go. Now. The ice bridge is breaking.”

Even as he said it, Aleu could see the bridge was cracking. The ice was moving. She had to hurry or her pack would have no alpha.

“A-and tell her,” Aleu quickly finished, “That I’ve finally found my home.”

Balto nodded to show that he had the whole message.

“Goodbye Papa.” Aleu nudged her father’s flank, and then took off across the bridge. She reached her pack just as their piece broke off.

“Goodbye daughter. And don’t’ worry, I’ll tell her.”