Two Eyes Cenote armarium

she knew, and germanicus was ashamed.

she knew, and yet she looked upon him with the same respect that had always been borne for who he was.

the eagle had not considered sacrifice, nor penance, nor rebuilding. what he had lost seemed both enough and not at all. 

cornelius had come here to take the place of the woman once traded. germanicus reeled within himself at this. his son was far too well-bred to serve in such a way, and in this he was grateful for the queen's recognition of the status the caeso-redsands carried.

she spoke highly of cornelius. but germanicus saw the measure of a tongue that was stilled only now. there was more to said between he and she.

his son now came and germanicus felt his earlier goal of extricating cornelius was quite impossible. she was charmed by him, and surely he by the young queen. there was a sense of finality here that he could not control. 

"what is the role of a sphinx, great one?"