Lion Head Mesa ingemuo

ramesses stared at the man for a long, furious moment. and then his face closed again. the battle-readiness appeared to leach away. "leave me. i will arrange a meeting for you and the prince."
the lazuli stare dragged away from germanicus. the brief spate of anger in his veins fell to embers and then to ash. his heart was rife with pain, and hardened by the imperator's presence.
ramesses did not move for a long time after germanicus had gone.