Moonspear No sleep 'til Brooklyn

Glaukos climbed the mountain. He did not know what to expect of the village, or of Sialuk, but he was truthfully smitten after their rendezvous and everything felt new to him; he was not versed in any way with kindness, physical touch (outside of the potential abuses of being a soldier), or the expectations that the woman might hold for him.

All he knew was how to guard and how to fight, both things he would employ at the first sign of danger. The difficulty came when Glaukos navigated his way up the mountain: he expected to be accosted for his arrival there (even though he smelled of Sialuk quite strongly after their lovemaking) or at the very least, watched.

Even now, he was on-edge. A figment of guilt had manifested after their coupling that Glaukos could not shake - the grave sound of Germanicus in the back of the soldier's mind, reciting his vows as though they were of great importance. Glaukos knew better. It had been months since Mereo existed, and yet he could not shake this feeling.