Redsand Canyon quisque

Their numbers had increased yet their patrols remained strongly regimented.

There were women among them, yet Glaukos had been told do not stray.

As everyone called forth the strength of Mereo, this particular guardian of the canyon was reluctant to join in; when he let his voice climb, it was not in celebration — it was one expletive or another, drowned out by the din of voices.