Leaving Ankyra Sound behind had been one of the easiest things she had done in her life. There was nothing left there that could hold her back from fleeing. Thea was gone, Akantha had never been there with her, and even Aktaie and Psamathe went back to Temiscyra. But the worst of it all, it had Been Caiaphas who took the Alphaship. Caiaphas from all the eligible coyotes in the word was Aktaie's chosen one to lead her so-much-worshiped dispersal branch. Ridiculous.

At least that was Aella's opinion...

But coming back hadn't been as easy as leaving. The crimson warrior's plans hadn't turned out anywhere near as well as she had expected them to, and she was now in need of shelter. Things weren't clear in Aella's mind when she made the decision to leave anyway... Going out into the world alone was never a good idea, but it hadn't mattered at all back when she left Ankyra. Aella was hot-headed and in the end that was most likely going to be her downfall, but now, for as painful as it might be, Aella needed Caiaphas to allow her to come back home.

Crawling faintly, Aella returned to the pack borders, and made a huge effort to blow an announcement howl. She was starving and she was weak, and she had been lucky to make it back, not she could only expect Caiaphas to be willing to lend her a helping hand.

It felt as if she had waited a whole eternity for Caiaphas to show up, and when she did, she looked just as she did before Aella's departure, only more powerful, and she seemed to like it. Aella's eyes raised from the ground, to take a look at the hybrid, always making sure not to look directly into her eyes.

Look at you! said the not-so-fierce warrior with trouble, An Alpha... she almost chuckled with those last words, but she wouldn't be able to handle it. Aella was indeed emaciated for the months she had to go through on her own, but she still was the Aella she had always been, and her grudge towards Caiaphas hadn't been forgotten. Perhaps the reason for holding it were a little blurry, but she still didn't quite like her either way. She knew this wasn't going to be an advantage towards being accepted, but there was no other option for the crimson amazon.

Aella looked down again, feeling an ache in her neck. She needed to sleep for, at least, a month to recover her strength, and she would come back as if new. But she needed to get permission to come in first. Σκάσε Aella joked, and this time, she didn't mean it as an insult to Caiaphas, the warrior was laughing at herself, knowing how ridiculous she must have been looking after going through hell, and perhaps she was trying to get Caiaphas to laugh too, something she had never seen her doing but thought would be good to ease the tension. She just really needed to get in.

I'm hungry, Caiaphas. And it is with shame that I ask of you to let me come back, this time to stay for good. You do not need to know what happened to me, and if you prefer you can assume whatever you like. I just need to rest. Άγκυρα ήχου είναι το σπίτι μου, ξέρω ότι τώρα.

There wasn't much to be expected from Caiaphas, not when you're Aella and she's superior to you. The fiery warrior was already lowering her head as if expecting to be rejected and chased off, but that never happened. Caiaphas gave Aella her blessing to come into the sound and into the pack. What the hell was going on? Her face raised immediately to look at her dark eyes, inspecting her expression and expecting to find a clue that pointed out she was being messed with, and that's when things went back to normal again. Her smile, only a sly grin, suggested that there was something else behind her kindness.

Thank you. the red girl said with a bow, and slowly began to walk into the packlands. She walked past Caiaphas and a few more steps forward, but there she stopped and looked back, her eyes grimacing, Caiaphas... My sister, Leukothea... Did she ever come back?