After Beauti joined the clan the three of them moved by the sea where the food and homes would be more plentiful. This worked all to well, for many wolves and a few stray dogs as well as hybrids joined their clan durring a two month period. Around the time Aniu was ready to give birth there were over forty members in the clan! With Max and Aniu as alphas, the clan was by far the strongest around. However,there was one night the clan was relaxing from a good days hunt when Aniu was not feeling well and couldn't attend the feast. Max came in the den to check up on her and found that she had gave birth to six little wolf/dogs. Max smiled when he saw them and nuzzled his mate, "There beautiful just like there mother," Max said quitely, Aniu looked at the one that looked some what like Max,"Like their father to," she smiled. Not long after, a few pups walked in to greet Aniu and Max, the biggest of them was an all black malamute with blue eyes he came and sniffed the pups, "So what ya gonna call them?" said the black pup, "Well I'm not sure yet why don't you guys help me?" Aniu said as the pups sat around the proud parents. "Well how about we name the runt umm Aroura?"said a little grey and white wolf, pointing to the small all grey pup, Aniu wagged her tail and nodded her head, Max agreed. One of the bigger pups sniffed a all white pup with a grey right paw and said, "This one can be named Lucas," "Yea and that one next him can be named Kyle," Said the white wolf pup looking at the all brown pup in Aniu's littler. "Alright lemme and Max name the last three ok pups?" "Ok," the three said together. Max looked at a little greyish brown pup with a cream spot on her back and said ,"This is Kale," Aniu said looked at another brownish grey pup with a cream belly,paws and mouth, that looked like Max and said, "This is Balto and that little all white one next to him is Wild Fire," Max looked down at his pups with pride and heard a few howles off in the distantce,"You guys should get going it sounds like your parents want you," Max said nudging the pups out the den.

The weeks that fallowed where spent with much trubble. The area where Max's and Aniu's clan inhabited, was hit with a terrible snow storm that forced the clan to huddle together for warmth in a near by den. One night while most of the clan slept Max stood at the entrence to the den watching the snow fall with a look of worry in his eyes, "Honey what's wrong?" Came a voice from behind. Max turned to see Aniu with six little pups on her back, "It's just that, if the storm keeps up much longer I fear we will starve," Max said quietly. Aniu nuzzled her mate and looked out at the storm, "I fear the hunters can't make such a journey alone in the morrning one of us should join them," Max looked at the pups on Aniu's back, "I should go, this way if anything should happen our pups still have their mother to depend on," "They need both parents Max, your no good to this clan dead," Aniu said looking Max in the eyes. A young silver and white half-grown pup walked up between Max and Aniu, Max growled and the pup backed up a bit. Putting his ears down and tail between his legs in respect, he spoke softly, "Aniu, Max my father leads the hunting party and I think I should tell you that, he's worried the storm is to bad to take the team out, he thinks they should wait till it settles a bit," Max looked at the pup then at the snow's increasing rate and sighed. "Your father has a good point however, noone knows how long the storm will last, we must send the hunting party out less we might starve," The pup looked up at the increasing speed of the storm, "I suggest we go now then, less the storm worsen," "We? Hold on lil pup aren't you to young to be in a hunt just yet?"Max said with a surprize. The pup shook his head and stood up proudly, "No actully, my dad said that I could go on the next hunt that I'd make a fine hunter umm that is if it's alright with you," Max looked at the pup and smiled,"Well I sappose you'll make a good hunter you seem fit for the job," Max looked at the few wolves which had awaken and were now wandering around then he looked back Aniu, "We'll head out now, I want you and the others to stay inside the cave till the storm dies down understand me?" Aniu growled at him,"I know what to do in a storm Max you don't need to tell me," Max's ears dropped and his eyes settled on his pups. He nuzzled his mate and licked his pups,Aniu smiled and Max did the same, "I think being a mother has you happier and more relaxed then when we met,"Aniu licked Max's cheek,"I think your right,"She said lovly,Max blushed slighty and laughed, "I should go babe, the clan's gonna be up and hungry," Max said before he started howling for the hunting party.A few moments later a group of three wolves and three dogs stood in front of Max and the silver pup. "Norru, we should start the hunt now are you and your son prepared for it?" Norru was a rather large all grey wolf whos eyes always seemed to shine even in on the darkest of days. He stood beside Max and nodded looking at his son,"Good, if it's alright with you I'd like your son Nava to stay with the three young dogs on your party they no what their doing and they can teach him alittle if that's alright with you," Norru looked at the silver wolf beside Max and smiled,"I know my son would be glade to he always thrives to be great,"Said Norru proudly.Nava smiled and stood with the dogs, with a wink of good luck and a strong howl from Aniu and the hunting party, they were off.