Redsand Canyon temptatio

Fennec didn't believe him. She couldn't say if he was lying on purpose, but she didn't buy that he'd never been in a place where he felt happy. If she could find that, anyone could.

For the first time in the conversation she felt annoyed. He was determined to be this brooding soldier who gave orders so he wouldn't have to have real conversations, but he'd given her the impression he was interested in forever. Either he'd lied then too, or he didn't know what that word meant.

Then you have a problem. Because if you don't know why you're still here, how can you expect anyone else to stay? Fennec replied, a little tersely.

If he wasn't going to try for himself, she'd give him another reason to. Kids need a home, Germanicus. They learn responsibility later. I really hope you were thinking of more when you agreed to do this with me. Because you promised me you had. And you promised me we wouldn't lie to each other.

It wasn't quite an accusation, but she wanted him to think about it. Eventually maybe he'd have an answer for her. If not, she might have to reckon with the fact that Germanicus wasn't as prepared as he had seemed when they started this.