Northstar Vale fire in my bones quakes

germanicus found the indirectness unpalatable. he studied the woman. the vale was indeed protected. and her mention of herbs intrigued him. 

but the canyon was hardly avoidable. it marked traffic through the sunspire. 

"the mountain cuts off one route of escape, and another for view." he motioned to the gigantic spire. akashingo had plundered the vale of its few burdens. 

he turned his eyes again to her.