Blackfeather Woods and late in a star's life -- it begins to explode

iliksis was aware that as he left euron, the small wolf made concealed efforts to follow him. iliksis did not have an opinion one way or another about the hidden company, and if anything, perhaps euron's trailing after him would sharpen the young boy's ability to sneak undetected.

for that reason alone, iliksis stayed his hand and did not insist on euron ceasing his actions. with or without a shadow, iliksis would do what iliksis did -- and it would be euron, not him, that was sorrier for witnessing it.