Redsand Canyon nimium

the boy would learn to rouse faster. or he would not. for the moment the imperator was not ready to pass such judgements.

"do you see how they assemble?" he motioned to the others, who stood shoulder to shoulder, filing toward the sparring grounds.

"that is how i expect you to rise. but today you and i have a different task." germanicus led the boy southward, beyond the tablinum and just into the unchartered lands. he gestured to a wall reaching upward above softer sand. "climb."