Redsand Canyon remando

It was a short wait before all of Mereo stood gathered. Glaukos did not look around until he felt the supple easing of too much flesh against his bristling coat, and leveled an agitated glare towards Diesel as the flesh-hound positioned themselves. He flashed his front teeth in an overt warning but before he could do much else, the imperator began his degree.

Somewhere in the back, Arsenio and Tamar made their arrival. The subtle motion of what looked to be the stone walls - but was in fact the blushing woman with eyes averted - briefly drew Glaukos' attention. He grimaced and about-faced as if he had seen nothing.

He remembered how useful the woman had been after returning from his punishment; the boulder he had moved up the hill; the reason given, now repeated by the general before all of Mereo. Glaukos felt his chest tightening with something he couldn't identify.

The boy was silent while he listened, unaware of how the jealousy tempered his anger in to stillness and dangerous calm.