"You say the sweetest things," Derek tells her, but the teasing note leaves his voice when she expresses worry for the others. He gives her a reassuring squeeze and nods a bit. "Bitty and Neil were with me the whole time. They're back now. Thomas and Hild were there too. I saw them. Fought with them."

He doesn't mention how he saved Hild's life, or how close she came to having her blood spilled out into the ash. "A lot of us were dragged there, and some are still there. But everyone you mentioned has come home."

It's strange to think of this place as home, but it is. And those people, the ones he fought with in that strange other place, are his pack. "I made sure Bitty and Neil got back to their places safe. I passed by to check for Thomas' and Hild's heartbeats before I came here."

There were others he checked for too, like Oliver, and Dean and Cas. He was ready to drop by the time he finally made it to the cabin, but he slept more soundly with the knowledge that most of those he cared for were back and safe.