Lion Head Mesa ordinatio

she follows the grizzled man despite the insistance of his voice, or the stiffness of her feet from the week's various activities; this was more important, most important. he could not stop her—except his statement rang true and she faltered, looking aside to where she knew her guard rested, then back to germanicus.

call for sabah, take her with you! satsu made few demands of people but this was to be obeyed. @Nephele would be somewhere upon the mesa, perhaps with the wolves of ursus training, or off on her own, but she would not be hard to find.

i am safe here. i have arsenio, the fellahin, others — hurry, go!
it was a wonder she did not demand he seek out merrick, to send whatever force they had so far mustered in to the canyon and let the pillaging begin; but she did not think of him immediately.