Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng sinh s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i Yukon. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ee5 l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0y qua nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m d\u00e0i. H\u1ecd t\u1ef1 x\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 “Sour-doughs”<\/i> (B\u1ed9t chua)<\/i> v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi danh x\u01b0ng \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn, h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n t\u1ecf ra khinh mi\u1ec7t. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb con t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb xem l\u00e0 l\u00ednh m\u1edbi. H\u1ecd b\u1ecb g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 chechaquos, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 lu\u00f4n khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3. H\u1ecd d\u00f9ng b\u1ed9t n\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh m\u00ec. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e1ng khinh gi\u1eefa h\u1ecd v\u00e0 h\u1ed9i “B\u1ed9t chua”<\/i> \u2013 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng b\u1ed9t chua \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00e0o n\u1eb7n b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, b\u1edfi h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed9t n\u1edf.<\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u1edf trong ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i khinh mi\u1ec7t l\u0169 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 kho\u00e1i ch\u00ed khi th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd g\u1eb7p r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t th\u00edch th\u00fa khi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n m\u1edbi b\u1ecb Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u00f9ng l\u0169 ch\u00f3 h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn x\u00e9 n\u00e1t. M\u1ed7i khi t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn, b\u1ecdn trong ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u00e9o xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ebfn xem tr\u00f2 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed. H\u1ecd ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Da \u0111\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i t\u00e1n d\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ef1 hung d\u1eef c\u00f9ng m\u00e1nh kh\u00f3e m\u00e0 Nanh Tr\u1eafng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb trong b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1 v\u1edbi c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u1ea5y. H\u1eafn ta lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean lao t\u1edbi khi nghe ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i t\u00e0u h\u01a1i n\u01b0\u1edbc vang l\u00ean; v\u00e0 khi tr\u1eadn chi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac, khi Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tan t\u00e1c, h\u1eafn m\u1edbi l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y luy\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfc. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac, khi ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam y\u1ebfu \u1edbt ng\u00e3 qu\u1ef5, r\u00ean r\u1ec9 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn d\u01b0\u1edbi nanh vu\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 hoang, h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e9n n\u1ed5i c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, nh\u1ea3y c\u1eabng l\u00ean reo h\u00f2 trong ni\u1ec1m kho\u00e1i l\u1ea1c. V\u00e0 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft h\u1eafn l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m nh\u00ecn Nanh Tr\u1eafng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb th\u00e8m kh\u00e1t c\u00f9ng c\u1ef1c.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u00e0 “Beauty”<\/i>. Kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft t\u00ean th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 chung quy \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y ai c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi h\u1eafn l\u00e0 Beauty Smith. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat g\u00ec gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi s\u1eafc \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ea3. C\u00e1i t\u00ean c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 k\u1ebb v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng x\u1ea5u x\u00ed. T\u1ef1 Nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0 ti\u1ec7n v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5p b\u00e9; v\u00e0 tr\u00ean th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u00f2m c\u00f5i \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f2n c\u00f2m c\u00f5i h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u. \u0110\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00ed nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i nh\u1ecdn. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, thu\u1edf nh\u1ecf, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Beauty, h\u1eafn t\u1eebng b\u1ecb g\u00e1n cho bi\u1ec7t danh “Pinhead”<\/i> (\u0110\u1ea7u kim)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ea7u h\u1eafn d\u1ed1c ng\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ec9nh xu\u1ed1ng g\u00e1y, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed5 th\u1eb3ng m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ch v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eb7p c\u00e1i tr\u00e1n th\u1ea5p t\u1eb9t b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y tr\u1edf \u0111i, nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp cho s\u1ef1 h\u00e0 ti\u1ec7n ban \u0111\u1ea7u, T\u1ea1o H\u00f3a \u0111\u00e3 ban cho h\u1eafn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t th\u1eadt h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1eafn to \u0111\u00f9ng, c\u00e1ch xa nhau \u0111\u00fang b\u1eb1ng chi\u1ec1u r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con m\u1eaft n\u1eefa. C\u1ea3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn so v\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh th\u00ec th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 s\u1ed9. \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a cho v\u1eeba c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t \u1ea5y, T\u1ea1o H\u00f3a \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00fa cho h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 h\u00e0m nh\u00f4 ra kinh kh\u1ee7ng – r\u1ed9ng b\u00e8, n\u1eb7ng tr\u1ecbch, ch\u00eca ra ngo\u00e0i r\u1ed3i s\u1ec7 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn ng\u1ef1c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00e1i d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 do c\u00e1i c\u1ed5 g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, y\u1ebfu \u1edbt kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c n\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ee1 g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
H\u00e0m r\u0103ng \u1ea5y g\u1ee3i l\u00ean v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i hung d\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7y quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn thi\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 m\u1ee9c c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ed9 h\u00e0m qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o. Beauty Smith n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i l\u00e0 k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i nh\u1ea5t, hay r\u00ean r\u1ec9 v\u00e0 nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t. \u0110\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n ch\u1ec9nh b\u1ee9c ch\u00e2n dung c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, r\u0103ng h\u1eafn to v\u00e0 v\u00e0ng \u1ed1, trong khi hai chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng nanh, l\u1edbn h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, nh\u00f4 ra t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i m\u1ecfng d\u00ednh nh\u01b0 nanh th\u00fa. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1eafn v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee5c ng\u1ea7u, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 T\u1ea1o H\u00f3a \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t m\u00e0u s\u1eafc v\u00e0 v\u1eaft \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ecdt cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u1eeb t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c \u1ed1ng m\u00e0u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c h\u1eafn c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, th\u01b0a th\u1edbt v\u00e0 m\u1ecdc l\u1edfm ch\u1edfm, m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee5c v\u00e0 v\u00e0ng b\u1ea9n, tua t\u1ee7a tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i x\u1ed5 ra th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng m\u1ea3ng l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n, tr\u00f4ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o nh\u1eefng b\u00f3 l\u00faa b\u1ecb gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i xi\u00ean x\u1eb9o.<\/p>\n
T\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, Beauty Smith l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb d\u1ecb h\u1ee3m, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 anh ta. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. B\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t anh ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady t\u1eeb khi sinh ra. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a anh ta \u1edf ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i l\u00e0 n\u1ea5u \u0103n cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1eeda b\u00e1t \u0111\u0129a v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 coi th\u01b0\u1eddng anh ta. Tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi anh ta b\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 khoan dung r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3m b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o b\u1ecb t\u1ea1o h\u00f3a \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng. Th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd c\u00f2n s\u1ee3 anh ta. Nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n th\u1ecbnh n\u1ed9 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t c\u1ee7a Beauty Smith khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd lo s\u1ee3 s\u1ebd b\u1ecb b\u1eafn l\u00e9n sau l\u01b0ng ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ed9c trong t\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. Nh\u01b0ng ai \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c b\u1ebfp n\u00fac, v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ea5p m\u1ecdi khi\u1ebfm khuy\u1ebft, Beauty Smith v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp bi\u1ebft n\u1ea5u \u0103n.<\/p>\n
Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kia nh\u00ecn Nanh Tr\u1eafng, say m\u00ea tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh hoang d\u00e3 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u00e0 khao kh\u00e1t s\u1edf h\u1eefu con v\u1eadt. Ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn Nanh Tr\u1eafng. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, Nanh Tr\u1eafng ph\u1edbt l\u1edd h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi d\u1ee5 d\u1ed7 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t h\u01a1n, Nanh Tr\u1eafng d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng, nhe nanh v\u00e0 l\u00f9i d\u1ea7n. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u01b0a g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y. Linh c\u1ea3m v\u1ec1 h\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p g\u00ec. N\u00f3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u1ea9n s\u00e2u trong con ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n tay gi\u01a1 ra c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1eadt. V\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y, Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u0103m gh\u00e9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
V\u1edbi nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 x\u1ea5u th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u. T\u1ed1t l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec mang l\u1ea1i ni\u1ec1m vui, s\u1ef1 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n v\u00e0 xoa d\u1ecbu n\u1ed7i \u0111au. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau m\u1ebfn. X\u1ea5u l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, \u0111e d\u1ecda v\u00e0 t\u1ed5n h\u1ea1i, n\u00ean b\u1ecb gh\u00e9t b\u1ecf. Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn Beauty Smith ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh g\u00ec. T\u1eeb th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh d\u1ecb d\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 t\u00e2m tr\u00ed m\u00e9o m\u00f3 c\u1ee7a g\u00e3, b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 s\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed9c b\u1ed1c l\u00ean t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t, t\u1ecfa ra lu\u1ed3ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ed9c h\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh s\u1ef1 b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n b\u00ean trong. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng l\u00fd tr\u00ed, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng n\u0103m gi\u00e1c quan th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng th\u1ee9 gi\u00e1c quan th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 ch\u01b0a ai kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1, Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u00e3 ta ch\u1ea5t ch\u1ee9a s\u1ef1 x\u1ea5u xa \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3, ti\u1ec1m \u1ea9n hi\u1ec3m h\u1ecda, n\u00ean l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1nh xa.<\/p>\n
Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111ang \u1edf trong tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Grey Beaver khi Beauty Smith l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Ngay t\u1eeb kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng vang l\u00ean t\u1eeb xa, tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3 khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng, Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra k\u1ebb \u0111ang t\u1edbi v\u00e0 l\u00f4ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng. \u0110ang n\u1eb1m th\u01b0 gi\u00e3n tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, n\u00f3 b\u1eadt d\u1eady nhanh ch\u00f3ng, v\u00e0 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn, n\u00f3 l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i theo c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i s\u00f3i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda r\u00eca tr\u1ea1i. D\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi trao \u0111\u1ed5i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn nh\u1eadn ra Grey Beaver v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kia \u0111ang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. C\u00f3 l\u1ea7n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng gi\u01a1 tay ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda n\u00f3, Nanh Tr\u1eafng l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang v\u1ed3 xu\u1ed1ng ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, d\u00f9 th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n. Ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eb1ng s\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng vang l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3; Nanh Tr\u1eafng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00f9i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o t\u00e1n r\u1eebng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba ngo\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u quan s\u00e1t, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t.<\/p>\n
Grey Beaver t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i b\u00e1n con ch\u00f3. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 nh\u1edd bu\u00f4n b\u00e1n v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng thi\u1ebfu th\u1ee9 g\u00ec. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, Nanh Tr\u1eafng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 – ch\u00f3 k\u00e9o xe kh\u1ecfe nh\u1ea5t h\u1eafn t\u1eebng c\u00f3, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e0n xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc. Kh\u1eafp s\u00f4ng Mackenzie l\u1eabn s\u00f4ng Yukon ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e2u t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o s\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau c\u1eeb kh\u00f4i, gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3 kh\u00e1c d\u1ec5 nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1eadp mu\u1ed7i. (M\u1eaft Beauty Smith s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c l\u00ean khi nghe v\u1eady, h\u1eafn h\u1ea5p h\u00e1y \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i m\u1ecfng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i th\u00e8m kh\u00e1t)<\/i>. Kh\u00f4ng, Nanh Tr\u1eafng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n, d\u00f9 tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 bao nhi\u00eau \u0111i n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng Beauty Smith hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 th\u1ee7 \u0111o\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Da \u0111\u1ecf. H\u1eafn th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean lui t\u1edbi tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Grey Beaver, v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp \u00e1o kho\u00e1c lu\u00f4n gi\u1ea5u s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t hai chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111en. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee7a r\u01b0\u1ee3u whisky l\u00e0 kh\u01a1i d\u1eady c\u01a1n kh\u00e1t. Grey Beaver \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb c\u01a1n kh\u00e1t \u1ea5y d\u00e0y v\u00f2. Ni\u00eam m\u1ea1c h\u1ecdng kh\u00f4 ch\u00e1y c\u00f9ng d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y b\u1ecfng r\u00e1t khi\u1ebfn anh ta ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng khao kh\u00e1t th\u1ee9 ch\u1ea5t l\u1ecfng n\u1ed3ng n\u00e0n \u1ea5y; trong khi b\u1ed9 n\u00e3o b\u1ecb k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng b\u1edfi ch\u1ea5t men l\u1ea1 l\u1eabm \u0111\u00e3 bu\u00f4ng l\u1ecfng m\u1ecdi l\u00fd tr\u00ed, cho ph\u00e9p anh ta l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n c\u01a1n nghi\u1ec7n. S\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n anh ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7c b\u00e1n da th\u00fa, g\u0103ng tay v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y moccasins m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u01a1i d\u1ea7n. N\u00f3 c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t nhanh h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 t\u00fai ti\u1ec1n c\u00e0ng nh\u1eb9 \u0111i th\u00ec t\u00ednh kh\u00ed Grey Beaver c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean x\u1ea5u xa.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, h\u00e0ng h\u00f3a v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 t\u00ednh kh\u00ed c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea1n ki\u1ec7t. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i g\u00ec ngo\u00e0i c\u01a1n nghi\u1ec7n ng\u1eadp – m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n gh\u00ea t\u1edfm v\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 kinh kh\u1ee7ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp h\u01a1n sau m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n h\u1eafn t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u1ea5y, Beauty Smith l\u1ea1i g\u1ea1 g\u1eabm h\u1eafn chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e1n Nanh Tr\u1eafng; nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 t\u00ednh b\u1eb1ng chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f4 la, v\u00e0 tai Grey Beaver \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean nghe ng\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f3 th\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 l\u1ea5y \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e2u n\u00f3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i sau hai ng\u00e0y. “\u00d4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f3,”<\/i> Beauty Smith n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Grey Beaver.<\/p>\n
Nanh Tr\u1eafng l\u1ebbn v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i v\u00e0 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1edf d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea7y th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 da tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Su\u1ed1t m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y qua, nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1c \u00fd c\u1ee7a g\u00e3 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t, khi\u1ebfn Nanh Tr\u1eafng bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1nh xa tr\u1ea1i. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed1i nguy hi\u1ec3m c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111ang r\u00ecnh r\u1eadp t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay hung h\u00e3n \u1ea5y. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang mang theo m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ea5u xa n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u00ean tr\u00e1nh xa kh\u1ecfi t\u1ea7m v\u1edbi c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng th\u00ec Grey Beaver \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, qu\u00e0ng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y da v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 n\u00f3. H\u1eafn ng\u1ed3i s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh Nanh Tr\u1eafng, m\u1ed9t tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y, tay kia c\u1ea7m chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u, thi tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i ng\u1eeda c\u1ed5 u\u1ed1ng \u1ef1c t\u1eebng ng\u1ee5m l\u1edbn.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eddi gian l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd tr\u00f4i qua, cho t\u1edbi khi ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n rung \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u c\u00f3 ai \u0111ang t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. Nanh Tr\u1eafng nghe th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc, l\u00f4ng d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean trong khi Grey Beaver v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eadt g\u00f9 ng\u00e2y ng\u00f4. N\u00f3 kh\u1ebd gi\u1eadt s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y, c\u1ed1 r\u00fat ra kh\u1ecfi tay ch\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay \u0111ang l\u1ecfng l\u1ebbo b\u1ed7ng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Grey Beaver ch\u1ee3t t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o h\u1eb3n.<\/p>\n
Beauty Smith b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean Nanh Tr\u1eafng. N\u00f3 kh\u1ebd g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3, ch\u0103m ch\u00fa theo d\u00f5i c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0n tay. M\u1ed9t tay ch\u00eca ra v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3. Ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean c\u0103ng v\u00e0 g\u1eaft. B\u00e0n tay ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c t\u1eeb t\u1eeb h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng, trong khi n\u00f3 co m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1c \u00fd, ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng ng\u1eafn l\u1ea1i khi h\u01a1i th\u1edf ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng nhanh, b\u00e0n tay \u1ea5y s\u1eafp ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o n\u00f3. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean n\u00f3 g\u1eb1m, t\u00e1p b\u1eb1ng r\u0103ng nanh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn. B\u00e0n tay b\u1ecb gi\u1eadt l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 r\u0103ng nanh ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o nhau tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng ‘click’ s\u1eafc b\u00e9n. Beauty Smith s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn. Grey Beaver \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u Nanh Tr\u1eafng m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 r\u1ea1p h\u1eb3n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y nghi ng\u1edd c\u1ee7a Nanh Tr\u1eafng d\u00f5i theo t\u1eebng c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng. N\u00f3 th\u1ea5y Beauty Smith b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p trong tay. Grey Beaver trao \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y th\u1eebng cho h\u1eafn. Beauty Smith b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u00e9o. S\u1ee3i d\u00e2y c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i. Grey Beaver n\u1ec7n v\u00e0o n\u00f3 m\u1ea5y quy\u1ec1n li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp, bu\u1ed9c n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111i theo. N\u00f3 mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng tu\u00e2n l\u1ec7nh, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5t th\u1ea7n lao t\u1edbi, x\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o k\u1ebb l\u1ea1 m\u1eb7t \u0111ang l\u00f4i k\u00e9o m\u00ecnh. Beauty Smith kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh. H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y. Tay h\u1eafn vung g\u1eady nhanh nh\u01b0 ch\u1edbp, ch\u1eb7n \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00fa lao gi\u1eefa ch\u1eebng v\u00e0 qu\u1eadt Nanh Tr\u1eafng ng\u00e3 s\u00f3ng so\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Grey Beaver c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e0 kh\u00e0, g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng. Beauty Smith l\u1ea1i gi\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y, Nanh Tr\u1eafng cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng, l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady trong c\u01a1n ch\u00f3ng m\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng lao t\u1edbi l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u00e1nh t\u1eeb c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c n\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n da tr\u1eafng n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng v\u0169 kh\u00ed, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc theo sau Beauty Smith, \u0111u\u00f4i c\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb kh\u1ebd trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng. Tuy nhi\u00ean, Beauty Smith lu\u00f4n d\u00f5i theo n\u00f3 v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c, tay c\u1ea7m c\u00e2y g\u1eady lu\u00f4n trong t\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i, Beauty Smith tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9. Nanh Tr\u1eafng ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 d\u00f9ng h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn c\u1eafn v\u00e0o s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y tr\u00f3i, ch\u1ec9 trong m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e2y ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t cho m\u00ecnh. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ph\u00ed ho\u00e0i s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1t c\u1eafn v\u00f4 \u00edch. S\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u0111\u1ee9t l\u00eca m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd, v\u1ebft c\u1eaft ch\u00e9o s\u1eafc b\u00e9n nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao phang \u0111\u1ee9t. Nanh Tr\u1eafng ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i, b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng d\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb n\u1ed5i l\u00ean trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb th\u00eam, n\u00f3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Grey Beaver. Tr\u00e1i tim n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n xa l\u1ea1 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 kia. T\u1eeb l\u00e2u n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng l\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh cho Grey Beaver, v\u00e0 trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn m\u00e3i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i t\u00e1i di\u1ec5n – v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. Grey Beaver m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c n\u00f3, v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau l\u1ea1i giao n\u00f3 cho Beauty Smith. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t. Beauty Smith th\u1eb3ng tay \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp n\u00f3. B\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t, Nanh Tr\u1eafng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 trong tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 cam ch\u1ecbu h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t. G\u1eady g\u1ed9c c\u00f9ng roi v\u1ecdt \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 n\u00f3, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n kinh ho\u00e0ng nh\u1ea5t t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i qua trong \u0111\u1eddi. Ngay c\u1ea3 tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n d\u1eef d\u1ed9i th\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 con do Grey Beaver thi h\u00e0nh c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u01b0 tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a so v\u1edbi l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
Beauty Smith kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1 v\u1edbi tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y. H\u1eafn \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong n\u00f3. H\u1eafn h\u1ea3 h\u00ea ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft h\u1eafn l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ee5c ng\u1ea7u m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n vung roi hay g\u1eady, tai d\u00e1n v\u00e0o t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng r\u00ean \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0o th\u00e9t b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9. B\u1edfi Beauty Smith t\u00e0n \u00e1c theo c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. Khi ph\u1ea3i co r\u00fam v\u00e0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n hay l\u1eddi qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o c\u1ee7a k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, h\u1eafn tr\u00fat gi\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 nh\u1eefng sinh linh y\u1ebfu th\u1ebf h\u01a1n m\u00ecnh. M\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u khao kh\u00e1t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c, Beauty Smith ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i l\u1ec7. B\u1ecb t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i ph\u00f4 tr\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i, h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ed3n uy quy\u1ec1n l\u00ean nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ef1 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng Beauty Smith kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 n\u1eb7n ra ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb quy t\u1ed9i. H\u1eafn b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi v\u1edbi th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh d\u1ecb d\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ed9 \u00f3c man r\u1ee3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00e0o n\u1eb7n n\u00ean h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng ban cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t t\u1eed t\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
Nanh Tr\u1eafng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 l\u00fd do m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t. Khi Grey Beaver qu\u1ea5n s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y quanh c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 trao \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i cho Beauty Smith, Nanh Tr\u1eafng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00fd nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i theo Beauty Smith. V\u00e0 khi Beauty Smith b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c n\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i, n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng Beauty Smith mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf nguy\u00ean t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3. B\u1edfi th\u1ebf, vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3 hai v\u1ecb ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1ecb tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t. N\u00f3 t\u1eebng ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ee7, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3 v\u1ed1n th\u00f4ng minh, nh\u01b0ng trong b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t n\u00f3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 l\u00fd tr\u00ed. M\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh. Nanh Tr\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau Grey Beaver, th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u1ea3 khi \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 v\u00e0 \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn m\u1ed9t l\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c t\u00ednh c\u1ed1 h\u1eefu trong ch\u00ednh nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u t\u1ea1o n\u00ean con v\u1eadt n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng c\u1ee7a gi\u1ed1ng lo\u00e0i n\u00f3 – th\u1ee9 ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t khi\u1ebfn lo\u00e0i ch\u00f3 t\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t kh\u1ecfi m\u1ecdi sinh v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c, th\u1ee9 ph\u1ea9m ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i ra kh\u1ecfi r\u1eebng hoang \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n, Nanh Tr\u1eafng b\u1ecb l\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, Beauty Smith bu\u1ed9c n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y g\u1eady. Th\u1ea7n linh kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng t\u1eeb b\u1ecf, v\u00e0 Nanh Tr\u1eafng c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Grey Beaver ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 Grey Beaver c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n hay kh\u00f4ng, Nanh Tr\u1eafng v\u1eabn ki\u00ean quy\u1ebft b\u00e1m l\u1ea5y \u00f4ng, nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng bu\u00f4ng tha. Grey Beaver \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i, \u0111\u00e3 ru\u1ed3ng b\u1ecf n\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 lay chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00f2ng n\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00f4 c\u1edb m\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng c\u1ea3 th\u00e2n x\u00e1c l\u1eabn t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n cho Grey Beaver. Nanh Tr\u1eafng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 d\u00e8 d\u1eb7t, m\u1ed1i r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ee9t.<\/p>\n
V\u1eady l\u00e0, trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i \u0111ang say gi\u1ea5c, Nanh Tr\u1eafng d\u00f9ng h\u00e0m r\u0103ng s\u1eafc nh\u1ecdn c\u1eafn v\u00e0o kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 \u0111ang tr\u00f3i bu\u1ed9c m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng, v\u00e0 s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng bu\u1ed9c s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i n\u00f3 su\u00fdt n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng r\u0103ng. Ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u01a1 b\u1eafp, v\u1eb7n c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u1ed1i \u0111a, n\u00f3 m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1eb9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 gi\u1eefa hai h\u00e0m, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. V\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec phi th\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00fac g\u1ed7. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 lo\u00e0i ch\u00f3 v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho l\u00e0 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. Ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n l\u1ec7 n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng Nanh Tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 v\u00e0o l\u00fac t\u1ea3ng s\u00e1ng, n\u00f3 l\u1ea7m l\u0169i b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i v\u1edbi m\u1ea9u g\u1ed7 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean c\u1ed5.<\/p>\n
N\u00f3 kh\u00f4n ngoan. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u01a1n thu\u1ea7n, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Grey Beaver – k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 hai l\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i n\u00f3. \u1ea4y th\u1ebf m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn n\u00f3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu s\u1ef1 ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 Grey Beaver xi\u1ebft s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng quanh c\u1ed5. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Beauty Smith \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f2i b\u1eaft n\u00f3. V\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n c\u00f2n d\u1eef d\u1ed9i h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i.<\/p>\n
Grey Beaver th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn g\u00e3 da tr\u1eafng vung roi ng\u1ef1a. Ch\u1eb3ng ch\u00fat b\u00eanh v\u1ef1c. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y con ch\u00f3 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 h\u1eafn n\u1eefa. Sau tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n th\u1eeba s\u1ed1ng thi\u1ebfu ch\u1ebft, Nanh Tr\u1eafng ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh. M\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam y\u1ebfu m\u1ec1m h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee5c ng\u00e3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng. Tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1ed1n kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t h\u01a1n, b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t n\u00f3 c\u0169ng r\u1eafn r\u1ecfi h\u01a1n. S\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng trong n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t. \u00dd ch\u00ed sinh t\u1ed3n qu\u00e1 ki\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i \u0111au v\u1eabn h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 n\u00f3 t\u00e0n kh\u1ed1c. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 b\u00f2 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, bu\u1ed9c Beauty Smith ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i su\u1ed1t n\u1eeda gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, trong c\u01a1n m\u00ea man ch\u00f3ng m\u1eb7t, n\u00f3 l\u00ea t\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 theo g\u00f3t Beauty Smith tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i x\u00edch m\u00e0 h\u00e0m r\u0103ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u1eafn \u0111\u1ee9t, n\u00f3 v\u1eadt l\u1ed9n trong tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, h\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c lao m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng gi\u1eadt chi\u1ebfc ch\u1ed1t s\u1eaft ra kh\u1ecfi kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 n\u01a1i n\u00f3 b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7t. Sau v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y tr\u1eafng tay ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng trong v\u00f4 v\u1ecdng, Grey Beaver \u0111\u00e0nh b\u1ecf cu\u1ed9c, l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng Porcupine cho chuy\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i t\u1edbi s\u00f4ng Mackenzie. Nanh Tr\u1eafng b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i Yukon, tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t g\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u1eeda \u0111i\u00ean n\u1eeda d\u1ea1i, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u00e0 th\u00fa d\u1eef. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed con ng\u01b0\u1eddi? \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Nanh Tr\u1eafng, Beauty Smith v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00edch th\u1ef1c, d\u00f9 l\u00e0 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 v\u1ecb th\u1ea7n \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 nh\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng Nanh Tr\u1eafng n\u00e0o c\u00f3 hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3; n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ee5c t\u00f9ng \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 m\u1edbi n\u00e0y, tu\u00e2n theo m\u1ecdi \u00fd th\u00edch v\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129 b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-71","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":38,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/71\/revisions\/151"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/38"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/71\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/nanh-trang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}