Grouse Thicket roll for initiative

"now that is a lesson i cannot teach."

he did not want her invested in his pain, nor him as an individual. let her bright eyes turn for a future she could scarcely wait to experience.

let him pass from her mind.

it seemed her fascination was not due to end. he stretched his limbs and glanced skyward to a descending sun. it occurred to germanicus that he might ask where she meant to lay her head tonight.

but that would stand against her sense of independence. "rain will come before the evening."