Redhawk Caldera Light the fire, stir the cauldron.

I think the leader—he called himself Imperator—had an agenda, though if he told me anything about it, I don’t remember. I don’t think he did, Towhee posited, shutting her mouth before she could go off about a certain commander.

When she reopened it, she told him a bit more about the confrontation with the lynx. It had been just one of many close calls over the course of her life. She would never regret fighting to defend the things that had meant so much to her at the time. And, she supposed, she did not regret her time in Mereo, even if Germanicus had been a piece of shit in the end.

Have you spent much time with Alivia? Livi? Towhee questioned as they trundled along. Said Imperator was her dad. Her mom, Rue, was my best friend. We all lived together in Mereo. ‘We all’ including your late… I guess he would’ve been your step-grandfather or something. His name was Maxim. But I assume you don’t want to hear any love stories.