Redsand Canyon entry denial device

"no. there are commoners. we call them plebians. many are women. soldiers and plebians are allowed to marry but do not father children outside a marriage sanctioned by mereo. you will be punished." 

"we rise before dawn and do not stop until the sun has gone down. i would like to examine your skills, maxim. now or later, you decide."

the eagle stood more loosely now.