Redsand Canyon backstreet's back alright

diesel was near unintelligible. but germanicus was patient and took the time to parse her words. a large scarred white wolfess had done this. there was one individual who fit that description. he filed it away. kallik waited tensely. glaukos glowered. killdeer seemed on edge.

what snapped at the edge of his attention at once was the sudden responsiveness of towhee's body to the air and to those gathered around. he too was a married man and not one prone to distraction but her nearness made it difficult.

"thank you, praefectus. you may be excused and i will update you with my decision." it was sorry for mereo to lose its second cohort so soon. but as with all else, he had expected it and planned for it. he fixed his yellow eyes upon her for a moment with an implacable expression.

for the good of their focus she must depart now. but not the soldiers, including killdeer. they would stay and be part of this scene.

that she was the only woman among them aside from diesel was unfortunate, especially when aquene had already alluded to his inherent disparity of thought between the sexes. such things were beyond her control, but the ardency surely already rising in the others would tense this situation more.

germanicus turned back to diesel. "where were you attacked?" if this was the same wolf, then he would know it.