I'm just walking through town, I was the unofficial protector of the small town of Nome. As I walked 由 an alley way, I heard something, "Please don't hurt me Dakota, just leave me alone!" A female voice said, "Come on Rose, don't 你 want to have some fun?" A male voice teased, "Get away from me!" The female voice said, I drew my revolver and went into the alley, crouching as to not be seen. "Please stop, go away." The female pleaded, I heard a smack. I decided to make my move, "What kind of scum hits a woman?" I asked, standing up, " Who are 你 and what do 你 want? " Dakota asked, "Did 你 think no one could hear 你 two?" I asked, "Are 你 a friend of Rose's?" He asked, " Not quite, but I protect this town and won't hesitate to put 你 in the dirt! " I said. Dakota turned toward me and growled, "And I won't hesitate to sink my claws into your flesh." He said, " I'm not afraid of anything. " I said, pulling the hammer back on my revolver. He lunged and tackled me to the ground, he clawed at me, tearing into my chest, pain shot through me, but I gritted my teeth. I punched him as hard as I could, knocking him off me, I grabbed him 由 the throat, he clawed at me again, this time getting my face. He kicked me away from him, sending me into some wood pylons. I put my hand over part of my face and quickly pulled it away, blood stained it. Dakota went towards the female again but I tackled him and grabbed him 由 the throat again, "Maybe that attitude of yours will change when the whole town see's this!" I said, dragging him out of the alley and throwing him into the street, the female came up behind me, sheltering behind me. A crowd was already starting to gather, I tackled Dakota again and I saw red, punching him as hard as I could and then throwing him outside the town's end, "Clear off! If 你 come back, your dead! 你 understand?" I asked, " Yes sir. " he said, timidly. Limping into the nearby woods. I stumbled back into town and then collapsed on the ground, "He's losing blood! Get him to the hospital, now!" I heard a voice shout before passing out, but then I felt no pain, I felt my face, no blood. My mother and father materialized before me, "Did I disobey our code again, should I have stood by?" I asked, " No son, you've done what you've had to do, 你 just saved that wolf-dog from a lifetime of pain. " my mother said, a small rectangle materialized beside her, it showed Dakota forcefully raping the female and beating her almost to death. "You saved a life, we're proud of you, and now someone will save yours." My father said, he softly pushed me back and it felt like I was falling until an excruciating pain rocketed through my face and chest, I heard voices all around me. I tried to 移动 but couldn't, then silence. I woke up to a headache, I looked around and saw a dog who looked just like my friend Balto's wife, Jenna, only taller and older, and was in a nurse uniform, "He's awake." She said, the female I had saved walked in and went to my side, " How long have I been here? " I asked, "Comatose for a month." The nurse said, I sat up slowly, my joints popping, "Comatose? How? I didn't receive any blunt force injuries, just claw marks." I said, "We did a brain scan, the results basically 说 that 你 hit your head hard on something, but it didn't take immediate effect. It was a miracle 你 didn't get any brain damage" She said, " The wood pylons, that's what I hit, multiple hit me in the head, I think" I said, the nurse nodded, "By the way, my name's Amanda Sables, mother of Jenna Sables." She said, " I'm Nicholas. Nicholas Benard. Wait...Sables...your Jenna's mother right?" I asked, she nodded, I shook her paw, "I'll leave 你 two to acquaint with each other." Amanda said, leaving the room. The red and cream colored female hugged me gently as to not hurt me 由 accident, "Thank 你 for saving me. I wanted to ask 你 something, I didn't see any family around, why is that?" She asked, "Most of them are dead 或者 couldn't make it here." I said, "Oh, I'm sorry." She said, stepping back, " My name's Rose-Red, but people call me Rose. " She said, smiling and looking away, "It's very nice to meet you." I said, stretching, my back popping in the process, "I've seen 你 around with Dakota a few times, but 你 didn't seem comfortable around him, why was that?" I asked, "I came from a breeding ground, when I met him, he understood how timid I was for a few months, until he started trying to do what 你 heard and saw, I fought him off the other times but it seems I 迷失 my strength that day." She said, "Might I ask, what do 你 do for a living?" She asked, " I own and run a railroad, mainly passenger trains and freight trains, 或者 the occasional mixed train. " I said. "At times, it's really gritty work, considering all the overhauls some of my locomotives have gone through." I said, " Here, let me help 你 up. " She said, she propped me up as I stood, I put a bit of my weight on her, she countered with hers. We did a few laps around the room, I slowly regained my strength, "I think that's enough for now, the doctors want 你 to rest." She said, leading me back to my bed, I climbed into 床, 床上 and she jumped in beside me. "A lot of locals were worried about you, there's some mail on your nightstand when 你 feel like opening them." She said, snuggling up against me, "I just hope my 音乐 career isn't over, it's too early." I said, " What do 你 play? " She asked, "I'm my band's lead guitarist." I said, "Nice." She said, yawning, "I guess I'm spending the night with you, I have nowhere else to go, let's get some sleep." She said, wrapping her paws around me to make me comfortable. *Timeskip to 下一个 week*, I was finally discharged from the hospital after a few evaluations, as me and Rose walked out, we were greeted 由 my brother, 星, 星级 and Kaltag, "Good morning." I said, "Isn't this just a special day. " my brother said, hugging me, "Tonight will surely surprise the crowd after our hiatus." Kaltag said, "It surely will." I said.