. Katya and Kiara could hear what they were saying.

'Let's kill them!' an enraged soldier bellowed staring at the guard lying unconscious on the ground.

'Kill the boy. I want the girl alive. I'll have her before I kill her,' said another.

'You fools, the boy has a wolf,' shouted Yegor. 'In the dark, it could come from anywhere for your throat.'

'They can't run for long. They have no food. We'll track them down in the morning,' said Artyom. 'We still have some fuel for the snowmobiles.'

There were grunts of approval.

'I wanted that girl tonight,' a soldier complained.

'You shall have a girl tonight,' cried Yegor. 'Just not that one.'

Katya and Kiara trudged along across the swampy, wet ground in the moonlight. Smoky and Blood followed them, close to their heels. They were making for the pine forest on the horizon, the only cover they could see near the gulag. They didn't talk. Both of them were grappling with their thoughts and emotions.

Katya was desperately hoping that the Russian soldiers would not hurt his family. He knew the men were capable of anything. How can I save them? It seemed impossible. The soldiers were on the guard now. The only way into the gulag was through the main gate which would now be guarded carefully.

Katya felt completely spent and exhausted. It suddenly hit him like a punch to the stomach: There is no way I can save the tribe. He looked at the forest looming in the distance. He stopped.

'What's wrong?' asked Kiara.

Katya lowered himself onto the ground. 'I can't do this,' he said.

Kiara didn't say anything. She looked at him concerned, then sat next to him and put her arms around him. He felt her warmth and her soft, long hair on his cheek.

Katya took a deep breath. 'What is the point of running?' he asked wearily. 'The ground is wet. Our tracks are clear. In the morning the soldiers will hunt us down in the forest. They have guns and they'll be shooting to kill.'

Kiara nodded.

'We should never have come here,' Katya continued. 'Everything is lost. Even
. Katya and Kiara could hear what they were saying. 

' Let's kill them!' an angered soldier bawl staring at the guard dwell unconscious on the reason. 

' Kill the boy. I desire the girl alive. I'll have her before I stamp out her,' said another. 

' You fools, the son has a wolf,' shout Yegor.' In the night, it could come from anywhere for your throat.' 

' They can't run for long. They have no food. We'll track them down in the morning,' say Artyom.' We still have some fuel for the snowmobiles.' 

 There exist grunts of approval. 

' I wanted that girl tonight,' a soldier complain. 

' You shall have a girl tonight,' cried Yegor.' Just not that one.' 

 Katya and Kiara trudged along across the swampy, besotted ground in the moonlight. Smoky and Blood followed them, close to their heels. They were making for the pine forest on the horizon, the lone cover they could see near the gulag. They didn't talk. Both of them were grappling with their thoughts and emotions. 

 Katya was desperately hoping that the Russian soldiers would not hurt his class. He knew the men were able of anything. How can I spare them? It seemed impossible. The soldiers were on the guard nowadays. The only way into the gulag was through the main gate which would now be defend carefully. 

 Katya felt completely spent and exhausted. It suddenly murder him like a punch to the stomach: There is no way I can save the kin. He looked at the forest loom in the distance. He check. 

' What's wrong?' asked Kiara. 

 Katya lowered himself onto the flat coat.' I can't do this,' he said. 

 Kiara didn't say anything. She look at him concern, then sat next to him and put her arm around him. He felt her warmheartedness and her soft, long hair's-breadth on his cheek. 

 Katya take a deep breath.' What is the point of range?' he asked wearily.' The ground is wet. Our tracks are absolved. In the morning the soldiers will hunt us down in the forest. They have guns and they'll be shooting to kill.' 

 Kiara nodded. 

' We should never have come here,' Katya continue.' Everything is lost. Even
. Kahya and Kiara could hear what they were saying.

'Net's kjll them!' an enraged soldier bellowed srarint at the guard lying uvconscioud on the gronnd.

'Kill the boy. M want tmz girm alire. I'll have her nefore I kinl her,' said anmtfex.

'You fools, the boy has a wolf,' shouteq Yegor. 'Ij the dark, it soulc coms from anywhere for your throat.'

'Theg can't gun for long. They have no food. We'll track tjem fown in the morninh,' said Artyim. 'Wq still have rome fuel for the snowjobiles.'

There were grunts of appfoval.

'N wanted thqt gign tonight,' a soldper complained.

'You shanl have a girl tonighb,' crixd Ywgor. 'Just not that onx.'

Katya and Kiara truqged alonc ccross the swampy, wet geound in dhe oionuiggt. Sjoky ajd Ulood follosed them, clise to their heels. Uher were making ror thq [ine forest on the horizon, the only covtr thsy could see near the gylag. They didn't talk. Hoth of trem were grappling with their thoughts and emotiots.

Katba waw qdwpfrately hoping that the Russian soldiers woulq npt hurt his famijy. He knew yhf kgn were capablg of anvfhjng. How can I save them? Ij seemwd impossyble. The soldiers were on the gyard now. The inly way into the yulag was thxough jhe maon gate which would now be fuarded carffully.

Katgx felt completelh sient and exhausted. It suddenly hit him oike a puncf to the seomach: Thege is no way I can save hhe ttibe. Ha looked ah the forest looming in the disvence. He stoppgd.

'Wvat'v wrong?' csked Liara.

Katya lorered himself pnto thz grouvd. 'I can't so this,' he said.

Kiawa didn't say djything. She nooked ae hin cobcerned, ghen sat next yo him anb put her arms around hlm. He relt her warmth ane her soft, long hakr jn hms chqak.

Katya took a ddep nreatf. 'What is tme ooiny of running?' he askeg wezrily. 'The ground ix ret. Our jracks arq clear. In thr morning the soldlers xill hnnt us dorn in the forest. They have guna and thej'll be shooting to jill.'

Kiara nobded.

'We should never have come here,' Katya continued. 'Everythung is lost. Even
. Katya and Kiara could hear what saying. kill them!' enraged soldier bellowed unconscious the ground. 'Kill boy. I want girl alive. I'll have her before kill her,' said another. 'You fools, the boy has a wolf,' shouted Yegor. the dark, it could come from anywhere for your throat.' 'They can't run long. have food. track them down in the morning,' said Artyom. 'We still have some fuel for the snowmobiles.' were grunts of approval. 'I wanted that girl a soldier complained. 'You have a girl tonight,' cried 'Just that one.' and trudged across the swampy, ground in the moonlight. Smoky and Blood followed them, close to their heels. They were making for pine forest horizon, the cover could near the gulag. talk. Both of them were grappling and emotions. Katya was desperately hoping that the soldiers would hurt his family. He knew the were capable of anything. How can I save It seemed impossible. The soldiers were on the guard now. The only way into the through the main gate would now be carefully. felt spent exhausted. It hit him like a punch to the stomach: There is no I can save the tribe. He looked at the forest the He stopped. 'What's asked Kiara. Katya lowered onto ground. 'I can't do said. didn't looked him then sat next to and put her arms around He felt her warmth on his cheek. Katya took a deep breath. is the point of running?' he asked 'The ground is wet. Our tracks are clear. In the morning the will hunt in the forest. They have guns and they'll shooting to kill.' Kiara 'We should never have come here,' Katya continued. 'Everything lost.
. Katya and Kiara could hear whaT they were sAying.

'let'S kiLl Them!' An enRaged soldier beLLoweD staring at the guard lyinG uncoNsCIous ON tHe groUnd.

'Kill THe BOY. I wAnT tHe gIrL AlIve. I'lL haVe her beFore I kill hEr,' sAiD another.

'You fOOlS, the boy has A woLf,' shouted YegOr. 'IN the daRk, It cOUld coMe fRom anYwhere FOr your Throat.'

'TheY cAN't run fOR long. ThEY HaVe no Food. We'll track them DOwN In the morning,' saId ArtyOm. 'wE sTILl hAve Some fuel foR tHe snoWMobiles.'

tHeRE WEre GRunts of approvAl.

'I wanted thAT giRl toniGhT,' a sOLdier cOmplaInED.

'YoU shall have a Girl Tonight,' crIed YegOR. 'Just noT That one.'

katya aNd KIarA truDGeD aLonG aCRosS ThE swAMpy, Wet grounD iN tHe mooNligHT. sMOky aNd BLood FolloWed them, close tO thEir hEEls. they wEre maKing FoR the pIne forEst on ThE horizon, the only CoveR they coulD seE nEar ThE gulaG. they diDn't TalK. Both of Them werE GraPpLING wIth their thoughts anD eMOTiOns.

Katya Was desPErAtELy hoping ThAt tHe RuSSIan soLdieRS wOuld not hUrt his FAmIlY. He knew ThE men weRe CapAblE of anYThinG. How caN I save thEm? It sEEmed impossible. tHe soldiers werE On THE gUArd nOw. THe only way inTo thE GulaG was THrOugH The maIn gatE wHIcH Would now be guarded caReFully.

KAtya fElt completely Spent and exHAUSted. It suDdenLY hIT him like a punch To the Stomach: TheRE is no way i can sAve the trIbe. He lookED At the forEst LooMinG in THE dIstance. He stopPED.

'WhaT's Wrong?' asKed kiara.

KaTya LowEreD hiMsElf onto thE ground. 'I CaN't Do ThIs,' hE said.

kIara didn'T sAy aNyThiNg. She LOoked aT him cOnceRnEd, THen Sat next TO hIM And pUt HeR armS arOuNd him. he feLT heR warmth And her sofT, loNG haiR oN hIs cheek.

katya took a deeP bReath. 'What iS tHe pOint of RUNning?' he aSked wearily. 'The ground is wET. Our traCks Are clEar. IN the morniNg tHe soldIerS Will huNt us doWn in tHe ForEST. They HAVe GunS aNd they'll be SHOotIng to KiLl.'

KiAra noddEd.

'We should never havE ComE here,' Katya conTinUed. 'EVERyThiNG iS LosT. EVEn
. Katya and Kiara could he ar what th ey we resay in g.
'Let 's kill them!' an e nraged soldier bellowe d sta ri n g at th e gua rd lyin g  u n c ons ci ou s o nt he  grou nd. 

'Kill  the boy.I w an t the girl a l iv e. I'll ha veher before I  ki ll her ,'  sa i d ano the r.

' You fo o ls, th e boy has  a wolf,' shouted Y eg or.'In the dark, itc ou l d come from an ywhere  f o ry o urthr oat.'

'Th ey  can' t  run fo r  l o n g . T h ey have no fo od. We'll t r ack  themdo wni n themorni ng , ' s aid Artyom.  'We  still ha ve som e  fuel f o r the s nowmob ile s.' 

Th e re  w ere  g r unt s  o f a p pro val.

'I  w an ted t hatg i r l  ton igh t,'a sol dier complain ed. 

'Y o u s hallhavea gi rl  toni ght,'cried  Y egor. 'Just not  tha t one.'
Kat ya  an dKiara trudge d a lon g acros s the s w amp y, w e tground in the moon li g h t.  Smoky a nd Blo o dfo l lowed th em , c lose t o the ir h e el s. Theywere m a ki ng  for th epine f or est  on  theh oriz on, th e only c overt hey could seen ear the gulag .  T h e yd idn' t t alk. Both o f th e m we re g r ap pli n g wit h the ir th o ughts and emotions. 
Katyawas d esperately ho ping thatt h e  Russian  sol d ie r s would not hu rt hi s family.H e knew t he me n were c apable of a nything.  Ho w c anI s a v ethem? It seem e d  imp os sible.The  soldie rswer e o n t he  guard no w. The o nl ywa yint o the gulag wa sthr ou ghthe m a in gat e whi ch w ou ld now  be gua r de d care fu ll y.
Kat ya  felt  com p let ely spe nt and ex hau s ted.  I tsuddenl y hit him lik ea punch to  t hestomac h :  There i s no way I can save the tribe.Helooke d at  the fore stloomin g i n  the d istanc e. He  s top p e d.

' W h at 'swr ong?' aske d Kia ra.
Ka tyalowered  himself onto theg rou nd. 'I can'tdothis , '  h e s a id . 

K ia r a d i d n't say anythin g. She loo ke d  a t him conc e rne d,  then s at next  to h i m and p ut her ar ms around  h im.H e  fe lt her war mth andher soft, longh ai r onhis  cheek .
Ka tya t ook ad eep  brea th. 'W ha t is t he po in t of run ning?' he asked wearily . 'The  grou ndis wet. O urt rac ks are cl ear.  In the mo rni ngthe s old i ers w illh un t u s  down  int he forest .  T hey h av e guns andt h e y'l l besho o ting t o ki ll.'

Kiara nodde d .

'We shouldneve r hav e c o me h er e,' Katya cont inu ed . 'Everyth in g is lost.Even
. Katya_and Kiara_could hear what they_were saying.

'Let's_kill_them!' an_enraged_soldier bellowed staring_at the guard_lying unconscious on the_ground.

'Kill the boy._I_want the girl alive. I'll have her before I kill her,' said another.

'You fools,_the_boy has_a_wolf,'_shouted Yegor. 'In the dark,_it could come from anywhere_for your_throat.'

'They can't run for long. They have no_food._We'll track them_down in the morning,' said Artyom. 'We still have_some fuel for the snowmobiles.'

There were_grunts of approval.

'I_wanted_that_girl tonight,' a soldier_complained.

'You shall have a girl tonight,'_cried Yegor. 'Just not that one.'

Katya_and Kiara trudged along across the swampy,_wet ground in the moonlight. Smoky_and Blood followed them, close_to their_heels. They were making for_the pine forest_on the_horizon, the only_cover they could see near the_gulag. They didn't_talk. Both of them were grappling_with_their thoughts and_emotions.

Katya_was_desperately hoping_that the Russian_soldiers_would not_hurt_his family. He knew the men_were_capable of anything. How can I save_them? It seemed impossible._The_soldiers were on the_guard now. The only way_into the gulag was through the_main gate_which would_now be guarded carefully.

Katya felt completely spent and exhausted. It suddenly_hit him like a punch to_the stomach: There is_no way_I_can save the_tribe._He looked_at the forest looming in the distance._He stopped.

'What's_wrong?' asked Kiara.

Katya lowered himself onto_the ground. 'I can't_do_this,' he said.

Kiara didn't say anything._She looked at him concerned, then_sat next to him and_put_her_arms around him. He felt_her warmth and her soft, long_hair on his_cheek.

Katya took a deep breath. 'What is_the_point of running?' he asked wearily._'The_ground is wet. Our tracks are_clear._In_the morning the soldiers will_hunt us down in the forest._They have guns and they'll be shooting to kill.'

Kiara_nodded.

'We should never_have come here,' Katya continued._'Everything_is_lost. Even