Redsand Canyon Tether

"she understood nothing when arsenio and i found her."

there was a minute curiosity in the eagle's face as he watched ruenna make unknown gestures with her paw. if he did not know her he might have suspected it to be heathenry of some sort.

it was fortunate that both he and her were pragmatic sorts. he no more harboured suspicions that she followed secret gods than he would have thought that of himself. 

in this moment the imperator wished to tell his wife that he had wanted to leave the woman outside the mountains. "if it seems as though she will not be of use here, then i will arrange an escort for her for half a day's journey away from mereo."

and if she returned after that — the eagle was unwilling to consider further mercy for a trespasser.