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It wasn`t until the dawn had been and gone, by at least two hours, that Appolon who was on watch heard a prolonged burst of Phaser fire, and then he saw the twelve men of the Helionian landing party walk through the path that they had cleared. They stopped at the animal track before finally turning away from the resting Orionists. They followed the plainly laid tracks that the same Orionists had made the evening before to ensure that their pursuers went in the wrong direction.
“Well Tyler, what shall we do now, stay here or go through the portal and wait for the Defender to arrive?” Appolon wanted to know.
“We should probably go back through the portal, but there isn`t any immediate rush for us to do so, it is only a minute away, and the hunting is probably better in this domain. We should be careful though, just in case there are any natives around, we have enough trouble as it is without having to tangle with any more problems.” Tyler replied thoughtfully. “I wonder how long it will take our pursuers to give up the chase and return to the second domain so that they can go home.” Tyler wondered.
“It all depends on what they do Tyler, when they arrive at the final portal, if they try to get back to Helionia that way we may never see them again.” Appolon said.