There was nothing the Noah could do to hold her permanently and Star did find her way back to the Order.
Star rushed speedily through the trees, having snagged some food to fuel her innocence on the way out of the hotel. Gaining just enough energy to make it this far. Ahead, the lights of the windows of the European Headquarters glinted.
It was a while before she got within transmitting range of Jump and Mahoja's golems. Gaia was perfect but their Order-issued golems couldn't transmit steadily at this distance, emitting crackling static and cutting out most of what they were saying.
"Star don't come…to Headquarters! Lvellie is—!"
She blacked out before she made sense of the broken radio feed coming through that she was hearing.
Consciousness dawned slowly.
Star blinked foggily and looked around. It took a minute but she soon realized she was back. Back in the spartan quarters she had been assigned at the Black Order.
Lenalee's pretty, smiling face filled her line of sight.
"You're awake."
"Hi," she mumbled, moaning.
"Your body was dragging itself face-down to the dining hall. Your stomach was growling the whole way. So loud people came out to see what all the noise was." Lenalee chuckled. "You were still unconscious, so it was a little disturbing. Your Innocence is something else. I've never seen Kro or Allen do that before. Though I've heard Allen's arm has acted on its own before."
Star blushed, giving a nervous laugh.
"Sorry about that. Yeah that must've been a sight…."
"Certainly scared some of the scientists on their way to lunch."
Just then, Star realized most of her clothes were gone.
"What must be disturbing to see someone naked who's so…you know…I mean, even Lavi said I'm not his type—"
Getting caught off guard like this was enough to make her crazy. Even though she was dizzy and shaking with the aching weakness of fatigue,
Star scrambled looking around looking for something to cover herself with.
Lenalee waved her hand.
"Oh forget Lavi. It's okay, Star. Don't be embarrassed. We're all girls here."
"You look much, much better, girlfriend," Mahoja said. "Thought you were at death's door. What did that Noah do to you?" Beneath her easy, relieved look, a hard seriousness said they needed to talk. ASAP.
Sighing, Star settled back into the bed and pillows, curling the sheets around her protectively. Thoughts of Tyki, even after everything he'd done, pinched her heart.
In the dining hall, several Exorcists talked about Star's return in low voices over their meals.
"Why are there guards and CROWs standing on Star's door?" Miranda said worriedly.
"There's something she's not telling us."
"Star was trying to explain everything before the Noah and those Akuma showed up," Allen said.
"Central is involved," Kanda said without a doubt.
At a nearby table, a few Finders from their mission were also talking.
"And did you see what her golem did…?" one of them whispered.
"It's insane. Golems don't have those kinds of abilities…"
The Exorcists fell silent for a moment.
"She spends a lot of time with Hevlaska," Kanda said pensively. A few people stared at him because the comment suggested he might actually be interested in what was going on. "That's what Lenalee said. Maybe Hevlaska knows what's going on with Star."