Redsand Canyon Machitís

He suggested they go see for themselves, to which Towhee replied, Okay. She made to start walking, when a thought hit her and she voiced it aloud, Does Mereo not care if wolves decide to set up shop so close to the canyon? Back in my days as a leader, we would’ve viewed them as infringing, a threat. We would’ve sought to chase them out, so we don’t have to worry about sharing resources. But that doesn’t seem like the Imperator’s way, she continued, thinking of Alys and her family in the vale.

But Arsenio had been with Germanicus longer and probably shared a closer camaraderie with and deeper understanding of him. Towhee looked to him, wondering if he could corroborate. She might have to overrule her own history and instincts to fall in line with Mereo’s policy on these matters, but that was nothing particularly new.