The last shuttle was leaving, taking the mated pairs to the mother ship. Rask stood at the East Gate, watching the camp in the distance. They had a sentry on all sides of the dome to ensure that they weren't ambushed from a different location.
They had decided in their meeting to relocate all mated pairs to the ships. All of them agreed to go, with the exception of the Walker sisters, who demanded to stay behind. They used the excuse that they needed to protect Council Leader Vorik for Alice, considering she was carrying twins for their leader, who had to stay behind because of his position. He had no choice.
It was a flimsy excuse, but no one wanted to argue or fight with either of them, especially after seeing the challenge between Niki and Council Leader Tosh and his right-hand man, Jak.
