Lion Head Mesa Lighthouse

While Germanicus spoke to individuals, Glaukos and the others kept busy in their own ways. For the bear, it was the survey of the palace exterior.

That meant: the throne room with the plinth, which was the scene of the presumed crime. It was Glaukos' choice where he ventured and what he studied; he chose the open areas with purpose.

The interior of the palace unnerved him. It was not the crying children, the busy-body servants, or even the cloying scents filling the pathways. It was the containment of it all.

So Glaukos stayed free where he could. The plinth had been cleared; there were signs of visitors to the space, dried leafy fronds on the ground, scoured earth, and little for Glaukos to understand.