Redsand Canyon ostium

Aquene arrived with her children, uncertain if her husband would arrive for the meeting or if he were too far away to make it at the moment. She settled near the front with the little ones, trying to keep their attention focused on the Imperator as he spoke. Her eyes saddened at the mention of Ruenna’s leave, her heart aching. The woman had become such a close friend, and she felt as if she had failed her when it came to helping her manage her pain.
 
Next came Glaukos, the twitch of her nose showing leftover irritation she felt with the cocky soldier though she schooled her expression otherwise. It felt like a lifetime ago and yet still boiled so close to the surface. Elitus. First cohort… and then Tierra, Killdeer, Reyson. She found she appreciated the three of them, though all for their different ways. Tierra had brought her a patient, Reyson interesting conversation, and Killdeer… well, Killer was important to Towhee and that made the boy important to her.
 
Glaukos would be leaving, and they would welcome Mokono to train, the man escorting her back.
 
Her heart ached watched her children go before the pack, knowing the life that would come of them. She knew that she wanted to keep them as far from combat as possible but she also knew it was not possible. Everyone went to war… she just wished for peace so they might never know what it was to draw blood from another. She held her tongue, not having any questions to bring forward.