As all this was going on with Balto and Jasmine, the team and the five of us had managed to catch up with Aleu. We knew we couldn't persuade her to return home so we just followed her wherever she went, including among the mountains. Aleu didn't mind though, actually she was grateful for the company. One day, we reached a cross between a cliff and a ledge and Aleu squinted in the sun.

"What am I doing?" Aleu said to herself. "I'm running away but I have no idea where I'm going. I've got to get out of the sun."

"Yeah the sun is lot more pleasant when there's sea spray added to it." Haddock muttered, shielding his eyes with a wince.

The rest of us smirked.

Suddenly, a raven flew above us with a caw.

"Are you following us?" Aleu asked.

The raven flew to a branch of a dead tree with some more caws. Looking past the dead tree, we saw what the raven wanted us to notice.

"A cave." Aleu said, relieved. "At least it'll be dark and cool inside."

We all went inside, except for Rip who couldn't fit his handlebars through comfortably. Aleu and a few of us, including Selena and I, lay down for a nap while the others quietly occupied themselves with books or games.

A few hours later, faint singing woke Selena and me up. The others who weren't sleeping were about to ask us what was wrong, confused, but I quickly shushed them. Those who had sharp hearing immediately heard the singing and listened. Aleu then woke up, also hearing the singing, and we all followed the singing down a misty path in the cave. As we continued on, the ones who didn't have sharp hearing slowly began to hear the singing as well. Here are the lyrics:

Praise for the high tide
Praise for the seaside
Praise for the sun and high noon
Praise for the lightning
Praise for the singing
Praise for father sun and sister moon

Suddenly, as we moved through the tunnel, we all gave a cry of shock as the ground beneath us gave way, causing us to fall! Fortunately, we landed safely in a very shallow pool created by drips of water from the stalactites. We got up as best as we could, since the ceiling was low, and continued on.

Praise for the red dawn
Grass that we walk upon
Praise for the river's whispered tune

We then came out of this new tunnel into a deeper cave, where we discovered the singer: a field mouse standing in front of some crystals on a stone.

Praise for the wind brother
Praise for the earth mother
Praise for father sun and sister moon
Praise for father sun and sister moon

The mouse carried the last note, causing Selena, Aleu and I to get into the beat.

Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey-ya

Not being able to hold it in, Selena, Aleu and I howled to the tune.

Hey-ya, hey-ya, hey-ya

We gave one last howl, and the field mouse noticed us.

"Your singing is quite beautiful." He said to the three of us.

"Oh, thank you." We replied.

"Sometimes, I just can't help myself." Aleu added. "I'm sorry did we interrupt you?"

"Oh no, I love to hear wolves sing," The field mouse replied, running down to the floor. "It's one of your specialties. You also have such a keen sense of smell. Ah, such wonderful creatures you are."

Selena and I smiled, now here was a mouse with a good perspective! Aleu, however, took it differently.

"I'm not a wolf." Aleu said coldly, insulted, stomping a paw onto a puddle.

"Oh, then that is why I'm not afraid of you." The field mouse chuckled, running back to the rock.

Most of us guessed that he was just teasing Aleu good-naturedly, so we didn't protest or anything.

"Why should I be afraid of one who does not know who she is?" The field mouse asked rhetorically, starting to move the crystals around.

"I know who I am," Aleu retorted. "I am Aleu, daughter of Balto and Jenna, who happens to be a purebred husky. Who are you?" She growled to the field mouse.

"I am Muru, son of Kahu and Quilac." The field mouse replied calmly. "Both of them, simple field mice. This answer tells us what we are, but not who we are."

"Okay then," Aleu sighed. "How do I find out who I am?"

Instead of replying, Muru moved another crystal around.

"What are you doing?" Aleu asked.

Suddenly, light flashed from a crystal and bounced off the others until the cave wall behind the crystals was bathed in a pink-purple light.

"Wow!" Aleu said.

We all marveled as we saw Native Alaskan cave drawings of various animals, both ones that live on land and under the ocean.

"I am shedding light where darkness lies." Muru replied before explaining: "When every creature in the world is born, a spirit stands beside them."

"Why?" Aleu asked.

"To light their way through the long dark night, and sing them songs to guide them." Muru explained.

"Why?"

"Because each of us has a destiny that sets us all apart. The path is different for you and me, but the journey begins in the heart." Muru explained as he set another crystal down, forming a rainbow over the drawings. "You must…"

Go to the east, go to the west
The road is rocky and the way is far
It's a dangerous trail, a difficult quest
If you want to know, who you really are

Muru moved some more crystals during this, causing a beam of light to bounce from cave drawing to cave drawing. Unexpectedly, the lights turned out and the cave drawings not only glowed but also moved!

MURU AND VARIOUS UNKNOWN VOICES:
There are voices all around you
To comfort and to guide you
Fathers and teachers
Powerful creatures
And the voice that sings inside you

First, a drawing of a jellyfish swam along the wall, then it disappeared and a raven flew along the same path in the opposite direction. Then we saw a father owl raising a wing, probably teaching its owlet how to fly…then we saw a bear that roared at us! Then surprisingly, a drawing of a wolf head appeared out of nowhere under us! The wolf head howled before disappearing, and various other drawings in circles appeared and disappeared around us, before a giant raven drawing appeared and disappeared under us!

VARIOUS UNKNOWN VOICES:
Or you can turn back around, run along home
Back to the place where your friends are
Yes perhaps that is best
You need the rest
Who wants to go on a ridiculous quest?

Now we saw a poorly drawn predator bird and what I think was some kind of wild cat! We backed away as many drawings advanced on us, and then saw repeated images of a pack of wolves and a herd of deer. It seemed that the pack and herd use to live on the same land, but then the herd figured out how to cross a river and ended up on the other side.

Unless you want to know
You truly want to know
Unless you want to know

MURU:
Who you really are

Now the drawings moved away, and ended up on the ceiling above us. They then came together and disappeared in a flash. Then images of wolves and a raven appeared and disappeared. This was too much.

"I'm outta here." I said, finding an opening and quickly crawling through it

Everyone, except for Aleu, quickly followed. We heard a bit of singing as we left, but not all of it

Who are you?
Who are you?

It became faint after that. When we came back outside, we found Rip waiting for us despite the fact that it was a different opening.

"I was exploring and heard you coming." Rip explained.

We then went over to the end of the ledge and rested.

"Okay, that was weird back there." Ron W said.

"Wait a minute, don't portraits and photos move all the time for you guys back home?" Wanda remembered.

"Yeah but the ability to cause that didn't happen until the Renaissance era," Hermione explained before pointing towards the cave. "Those were ancient cave drawings!"

"Plus there aren't any wizards or witches in this World." I added.

Now I'm sure you understand why we were freaked out.