Sunspire Mountains Is it a game of hide and seek, or tag? Either way, I'll end up dead.

Following his boss, running alongside a pale stranger who had somehow met Germanicus' expectations, Glaukos was in his element.

The canyon had been his home now for months; he knew every inch of it, had patrolled it diligently, and could be of tactical use to the other auxilia as the days wore on.

He thought himself alone in this knowledge until the dark shape was sighted on the rise. Germanicus called to both warriors, ordered stealth and great care be taken. Observation over action. Glaukos need only to glimpse the large dark shape and feel the threat of it.

If nothing else, the boy had retained the lesson from the elder: do not rush headlong in to conflict, think before you act. Glaukos wanted nothing more than to give chase now, but he hung at Germanicus' heel now, treading as carefully as his bulky body would allow.