Stone Circle revenio

for a long moment the roman's yellowpaint eyes only took tauris in, devoid once more of the sungold glimmer he experienced only with crowfeather.

there was no breeze to stir her moonsilver cheeks, but knowing eyes watched him out of her earthshadow face.

germanicus had come alert, not rising but with the air of a sentry. now he spread the scarred dustiness of his paws akimbo.

"ask me, tauris."

and perhaps another time he might have been less forthcoming, but there was no longer anything to veil. the eagle, plucked bare.