Stone Circle instead of the cross, the Albatross, about my neck was hung

When she was finally in his sights, a warm flood of relief flowed through him. It was not the same as getting back Ezekiel or Niita, but it was something. Something of the old family coming back again, and it gave him hope that the others were still out there, slowly but surely making their way back home.

"Krypton," he repeated, tail whipping back and forth with a fierce joy. "I recognized your scent, but I thought - " He hadn't known what to think. "I'm glad you're home," he said instead, moving forward with tentative eagerness to stand near to the former beta, nose already searching for signs of where she'd been. Trying not to crowd her - for he could sense her wariness - the male poked his nose gently into the fur of her shoulder, ready to back off should he be rebuffed.