The storm has almost reached full strength now and the dogs at the camp huddle up against each other to keep warm. Two dark figures slowly become visible as they come closer. One of them is human and the other one is canine. “It’s Bryan and the musher! The musher is back!” Iiumni exclaims happily and begin to wag his tail and sits up. Becky looks up at the husky sitting next to her and then she looks at the two figures. The other dogs start barking and howling to welcome their master’s return especially as this brings an end to the bitch’s tyranny. When the musher leads Bryan past the two huskies, Iiumni tilts his head slightly as he gets a bit worried about the malamute because of his silence and the fact that the musher is leads him. “Bryan? What’s wrong? Did you find Amber?” Iiumni asks. Bryan ignores the husky and lies down by himself as the musher replaces the leash with a chain. “It’s just for tonight, Bryan. So you don’t run back to Keula and Amber, they need a little privacy right now…” The musher tells Bryan and scratches him a little behind the ear, and then he begins to set up his tent for the night. Bryan whimpers as he looks longing into the darkness. “Bryan, what is it?” Iiumni asks, worried for his friend. “Leave me alone, husky…” Bryan softly growls without even looking at the Iiumni. “Leave him alone, Iiumni. He just need some time for himself. Her lie next to me so we can keep warm” Becky tells the male husky and soon he fellow the bitch’s advice and lie down next her, feeling the warmth of her body. I wonder what happened to make him so upset… Iiumni thinks to himself as he begins to drift off to sleep.
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