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he watched ruenna's face as she spoke of towhee. germanicus felt that she was animated in a new way. this stood to reason: she and the redhawk had led together and had spent many years knowing one another.

while his wife made a strong argument for why towhee should be in mereo, the eagle sensed the want beneath the surface, or perhaps projected it.

that towhee was a strong guardian with a mastery of trades was intriguing to germanicus. less so was the idea that the former sovereign might expect to step over the ranks in his hierarchy.

at the same time, mereo needed the skilled tutelage of such warriors. 

"the soldiers will need to trust her if she is to instruct them," the imperator began. he did not see the necessity of pointing out the obvious: that placing an unknown wolf into a higher rank would anger and demoralize the auxillia who had worked for their rung.

"they are ready for promotions this coming week." he blinked thoughtfully. "you know her best. would she be satisfied with the rank of praefectus, our guardian, or does she desire to lead again?"