by YFWE » May 17th, 2010, 12:20 am
[OOC: Sorry, had a family emergency to attend to. Luckily Balto's not too vital to the plot right now. Shouldn't happen again... I hope.]
Gunter had backed off and Balto was quietly glad for this. He had not wanted to get into a fight with the husky; though Balto felt his brains quite outweighed the husky's, his brawn certainly did not. Relieved, he turned back to Amarok and Shila after watching the pack of huskies leave, about to laugh off their close encounter, when he noticed the wolf and husky already in deep conversation. Not wanting to interrupt, he gave them a quick smile before beginning to pad away, though not before a red husky Balto instantly recognized as his son Kodi joined them. Smiling warmly at his son, he gave him a quick nod of greeting, listening intently until his son decided to leave.
"I'm going to head out with my son for a bit, you two," Balto announced to Amarok and Shila. "Have a good day. Any more trouble, I think Shila knows where to find me."
Giving one last quick nod to each of them, Balto followed Kodi away from the pair, and spent the rest of the day in his son's company, overseeing a mail run and simply relaxing outside the town limits for a good amount of time.
He had decided to spend the rest of the afternoon in his boat by the seaside. He still slept there from time to time, when he was not with Jenna, and tried to visit at least once a day. It was calm out there, and peaceful to boot. Though social conditions for him within the town had improved drastically, it was still great to get away from people and from other animals. Silence was golden.
It was nearing the evening when Balto, having been laying on the boat deck for easily since the sun was its highest in the sky, detected movement coming toward him from Nome. Fearing the worst at first, he leaped to all fours, facing whatever came near. To his relief, he saw a white wolf, a husky accompanying it, and knew them to be Amarok and Shila. "Hello down there!" called Balto, standing at the edge of the boat. "What brings you out here, eh?"