Krii and the commanders met them at the border when they arrived. Skaia had blacked out from exhaustion on the way and so rode on the back of Apollo’s wolf the rest of the way back. She was quickly brought to the pack clinic by the commanders present, accompanied by Remley who needed a much needed rest of his own. He used up more energy than he used to when he broke the tie between the star and Skaia, so the fatigue was slowly seeping in.
On a need to know basis, Apollo and Achilles informed the others about the figure under the cloth they brought with them. Remley managed to charm it when they journeyed back to the pack. Thus it merely floated behind as it followed their path.
They stressed the importance of keeping the star’s presence as private as possible until a more thought out p
