Nova had been with Ki for quite some time already and had been trained since it was very young.
She was a very intelligent dog that was a mix of two excellent dog breeds that were well known for their intelligence, stamina and power.
That extra energy that Nova had possessed required a lot of care and attention to get her to learn new things since it was very easy for her to get distracted and to not listen to her owner and master.
Ki had struggled a little at first to establish who was the alpha between herself and Nova but once that had been established, she started out with training Nova from the ground up and spending a lot of time with her.
She was raised as a hunting dog and a tracker very early on then had moved onto sled dog training.
If Nova was focussed on a task and was taught well enough then she was smart enough to be able to pick them up quickly.
Basic commands were mastered quickly and she grew more proficient with everything she had been taught so more things were taught to her.
When Ki had been ambushed along with her sled, the dogs were not targeted but still came to a halt due to the sudden disturbance rather than running around wildly in fright.
Nova was leading them from the front so she had been able to follow the instructions and teachings of Ki.
She remained calm in such a situation and trusted in her master.
Ki ran away and had taken out a small whistle from her clothes which had been heard by Nova and the other dogs.
There were several different whistles that had been prepared by the previous Sound Clan leader thanks to her higher knowledge of music and sounds.
The whistles could not be heard by humans but they were picked up by Nova and the other dogs.
Each one was made a little differently and produced a slightly different sound so Ki had made use of them to train the dogs to follow certain commands.
The whistle that had been taken out produced a sound that was familiar to the dogs which was to let them stand by and be docile.
It was the only thing that could be done in order for them to survive while Ki was away from them.
If they put up a fight against the strangers that tried to capture and take them away then it was highly likely that they would be killed especially if they delayed the plans of those people and made them want to speed things up.
If they were lacking in time to complete their tasks then it was highly likely that they would have taken more brutal actions so that they could remove everything from the path before others came across it.
Their lack of resistance that came from the commands given through the whistle had helped to preserve their lives.
They were locked up and did not cause any problems during the time that they had been in captivity.
Other dogs that were too loud or had been aggressive towards their captors did not have very good treatment from the people inside of the camp but those around Nova had been so well behaved that they had been ignored.
That was until a noise was picked up by Nova and the other dogs which had caused them to start to behave badly and drew attention to themselves.
One whistle was to make them docile and cooperative.
Another was to make them return to the side of Ki.
Another was to signal that they should begin tracking in silence.
There were a couple of them but the one that Ki had been holding and blew on upon reaching the camp was the one that let them become aggressive towards anyone besides those they recognised as allies.
Since the signal had come, they had started to bark and growl towards their captors but could not reach them due to them being chained up.
Their aggressive behaviour had provoked the other dogs around them which had caused a much bigger disturbance.
Nova bared her teeth towards the person that raised the whip with a defiant look in her eyes. "Grrr."
The smell of blood spread out within the camp which was all to familiar to her and was mixed in with another familiar scent.
Her eyes sparkled as she searched around the surroundings for her master and ignored the person with the whip.
A figure suddenly appeared in the distance and many bodies fell in an instant.
The person holding the whip had one arm raised above their head but suddenly froze before stumbling forward. "Wha.."
They fell down in front of Nova who grabbed onto their clothes that were within reach then pulled the body closer.
They were still alive despite being stabbed from behind with a dagger that had been thrown by Ki.
"Ugh.."
"Get… off.."
They started to push towards Nova who had her teeth locked together onto a part of their clothes then took a bigger part of it once it was within reach.
An arm pulled within her reach and she released the clothes then bit down onto the arm. "Gya!"
Nova pulled them closer by their arm until they were pulled in between many snow dogs that suddenly pounced on them. "Argh.."
"Gya!"
Their screams echoed throughout the camp as they were torn apart by the many large sized dogs until one dog grabbed into their neck and bit down.
They were already weak from some unknown reason just as they had been hit by the dagger but the loss of blood further made them unable to fight back.
Their struggles were useless even against a pack of snow dogs so whatever accomplishments and strength they had, they would be the one to suffer in helplessness against a creature they had looked down upon.