Broken Boulder To The Galaxy And Beyond

She soothed Korei through the sobs and hiccups, and finally, words came. Lily peered over at her, eyes soft. "Galaxy?" she prodded, as gentle as she could. The name wasn't familiar to her. Likely one of Korei's family members or old friends. Or--

Oh, God. It sounded vaguely starlike. Was Galaxy a star that had, like, exploded or something? Lily had no earthly idea how to comfort someone on the loss of a star. "Sorry your star died. . .it's in a better place." ??? But perhaps her mind was reaching. It was likely another wolf. She hoped.

"Who's Galaxy?" she asked, putting the emphasis on the first word and hoping to steer Korei in that direction.