Theo shook his head. There was no need to apologize or sympathize. "I made my choice then and even now, I do not have any regrets."

It was hard to, seeing how the star was starting to take shape. Theo recognized the strides taken and the alliances that had been forged. Freedoms that were now within the reach of so many different peoples.

"If you were to give me the option to be able to return now, I don't suppose I would take it."