Redsand Canyon exordium

i suggest that the girl assume the remainder of her debt.

the words rang and reverberated in tamar's ears as they traveled. when her belly cramped with hunger it was only guilt that fed her. she scarcely tasted what she ate. and she found she thought more darkly of germanicus now. he had seemed kind enough before, but he had been willing to trade belen.

had arsenio known?

on the fourth day tamar started to cough, and by the fifth she was truly miserable. she shivered, huddled as closely to arsenio as she was able. but the tanpale eyes were watchful, and never more than when at last germanicus brought them to the place called mereo.

tamar coughed and sighed in frustration at her inability to calm the sound. she was silent, gaze downturned.