Moonspear ^_____________________^

He draws a sharp breath, looking over his work and what remained to be done. It would be faster with more jaws and he knew that, but he coveted his work and did not think Tiuttuk would be strong enough to push down the elder trees, rotten as they were and eager for their own collapse.

It takes a second survey before he sees the merit of it: much like the way Germanicus would have his soldiers run drills, or shove boulders, or do tasks that did not outwardly appear beneficial to the job as a soldier, Glaukos could do the same.

If I push over more trees, you will clear the debris? He posed it as a question because the girl was his superior, and because he could not swallow that undercurrent of doubt.

The trees are old and they are rotten. The pieces will be easy to move once broken down.