Redsand Canyon nondum

germanicus chose not to comment specifically upon what glaukos had said.

it was intriguing to him and perhaps a conversation at another time.

"it is unlike that a bear would be stopped by a prayer. but they can be distracted. this is why auxilla travel in pairs, as your guards did, aquene. it does not mean you cannot be maimed by a bear. it means that you are able to in a small way affect the size of the damage that will be dealt."

there were only one set of wolves he knew which might give offerings to the beasts.

"they are most dangerous in the summer and the beginning of spring. a bear awake in the snow is a starving animal. a mother awakes with multiple cubs and by the time they descend from the mountains where they den, it has been three weeks. she will kill and eat anything she is able to catch, including wolves."

"cats are solitary animals. they attack threats in what they perceive as their territory. a canyon of this size would be space enough for a male cougar's range." he paced before them again. "bears are larger than you and cats possess more speed. a bear can kill a wolf upon impact. it is important to understand all aspects of your foe."