Redsand Canyon the cottonwood

Then do not lose it. As if it were that simple.
Maybe it could be.

Glaukos had his own mind when it came to the soldiers, and especially so when he thought of the man that led them, but for now he kept his thoughts to himself. Tamar's suggestion to take a wife made him grimace and he shifted his weight as if her attention to his wounds was too much for him.

If I am to advance further, I will have to go to Aka... Akajingo, or whatever. The palace in the desert. He turned the conversation to something useful. That's where you came from. What is it like?
Glaukos took a moment to revel in her reaction to this question, curious to see how it might affect her. See how she feels with the conversation spun on its head.
It would be some time before any of the soldiers had their tour of duty there, but Glaukos wanted to know more.