Lion Head Mesa the oracle told him to beware the Ides

she watched him in a comfortable silence. she wondered what had taken half his sight, marred his shoulder. she wondered if he had crumbled under the shadows of @Germanicus legacy in the canyon. it was not a particularly kind line of thought to place upon her newest.

if you are to go out to range the wilderness to our west, how long will you need to be ready?

she seated herself, shoulders back. staring down the near man in the water. his answer did not matter in true weight. it would be her and the medjay who decided his departure — or if he might even be fit for the task!