CHAPTER 6
Call of Nome
Kodi was very impressed, and fell to the ground.
-Better we give him some time and come back later, let's go Dara. Said Din
Then, the fugitive couple of huskies took a walk in the near forest. When they saw a hare:
-Look, I'll teach you to hunt! He said enthusiastically.
-Hunt? Replied Dara, doubtful.
Dinae reached the animal, killing him instantly. He was very glad for hunting again, but Dara wasn't very happy, for a moment she can saw on the dog she loved, the creature that scared her more than other: Canis Lupus
-Do you want to try it? Din asked her
-No. I don't like it very much
-Why?
-I do not like that kind of stuff...
-Oh, I see, well, you'll never see that stuff again, I swear ... Now we need to return to the pound, let's see if Kodi awoke from his faint.
When they returned, Kodi introduced them to the team dogs. They told their story
-That Leo, but someday he will pay for everything what he did. We can give him a lesson, everyone of us! Said Din.
Dinae and them thought on a plan to escape. Kodi used what Saba told him once about how to leave an old building, taught the others and they left within minutes.
On the mining company of Nome...
Balto went to the mine, he found Dingo more recovered and Saba sleeping peacefully.
-Dingo, do you feel better? Balto asked to his injured son
-Yes, a little bit better right now.
-You remember who attacked you? Asked the wolfdog
Dingo started to recall...
We were waiting for some friends to go workout, after all the wolves mess, we needed to be safe and stay in group to prevent an attack, that was our intention... But just that occurred...
-So, they were wolves?
-Not exactly... Saba joined the conversation
-What was that, daughter? Asked the wolfdog
-Was a canine, a large dog, but not a wolf
-Oh, and there was one, or more?
-I just remember one, and someone with him
-Someone human?
-I guess
Once free, the dogs were putting the final touches for their plan. But one of them doubted about it. While the others were very excited.
-Dinae, can we talk for a minute?
-Sure, what you want to say?
-I want to tell you that i'm not very sure of doing this
-Why Dara?
-Because Leo stills being... someone special for me, we grew up together, and i don't want no one to hurt him.
-But Dara, he's a...
-He's whatever you want! But he wasn't like that all his life... Once he was nice and kind...
-Really? Dara, before going here with you, I should have thought that i was leaving my friends, who supposedly i was protecting, with that kind of monster. Now, Kodi was imprisoned for him. And he send a whole team and it musher out of a race and no one knows.
-But you did not know they would replace you with him!
-Anyway, that was not exactly my best decision, i was blind, i got carried by you...
And if you don't want to return, if you don't want to see your little friend paying for his crap, then stay here!
The following day...
Dinae, Kodiak and the team were getting ready to the trip back to Nome:
-Where's Dara? Asked Kodi, who don't had knew of what happened last night
-She said that she don't wants to return
-Why? Asked the red wolfdog
-She, said that she don't want to hurt Leo. We fought... and she decided to stay
-I think she not decided that, maybe you toll her to
-No! That was her decission. Din lied
-Are ya ready? Asked Kodiak to the team. Hammond, Din's old friend joined them under the agreement of don't steal anything in Nome.
-Yes! The four canines replied
-Well! Let's go!
-Poyejali! Exclaimed Lushka
-I don't know what that means, but, yes! Poyejali!
-Means the same thing that 'let's go', comrade! Answered the russian. And they started the way to Kodiak's town, leaving Din's one behind, but not only that...
In the town, Dara heard their joyful barks, then she sighed.
Now was time to her for start a new life, without a master, without a mate, on an almost unknown town for her, probably she needed to hide from the teams and their mushers, they would notice that the daughter of Kanut and Paniq was now a stray on a place miles ago from Wally's kennels, and maybe some of them will not have very good intentions and they would try to steal her, the daughter of two champions could worth a fortune.
To be safe from the dog catcher, she decided to stay in the 'Shed' a place Dinae showed her the day before, she was accepted by the dogs who lived there, and she was glad and relieved of that.
Then the memories about Leo, that dog she don't loved, but liked of sorts, invaded her mind, newspaper headlines, morse sounds, camera flashes...
NEW STAR OF DOG RACING
Nome, January 29th, 1928. The young malamute Leo, and his musher, the long underrated breeder Joseph Wally, wins their fifth consecutive race of the season...
Nome STOP Wally and Leo STOP Wins the Sweepstakes defeating Seppala and Togo STOP...
Big win of Wally and Leo at Maine! All the town is waiting on the pier for their heroes...
Arctic Wolf Dog Food, the experts talk about it... Leo was photographed panting happily, for an advertisement that according to the man, would appear all over the country.
And then one day:
-Dara, guess what? The master says that we are moving! Announced Leo very glad
-Really? Where? Asked the brown female
-We are moving to Nome! Master found there work and a new home for us!
-But he will still in bussiness right?
-Of course! We will find more races to compete there!
-And you will win everyone!
-Haha, i know right?