As the last guests arrived, they greeted Caleb, hugged him, welcomed him back, and expressed shock and joy at his return. Once the greetings were done, they all sat down and began to eat as they shared news and answered questions.
First, all questions were directed at Caleb and what he had experienced when he was gone. He told them about what had happened inside the gate, about the end of the original Lunas and the Dark Queen. He told them about floating through the void, the window, and surfacing at the lake to find Ashleigh five years later.
There wasn’t much else for him to share, so he turned the questions back on them. Ashleigh had told him some of what had happened to the others but not all of them.
“Alpha of New Reef?” Caleb asked as he looked across the table at Corrine.
Corrine smiled and nodded.
“For just over a year now,” she said.
