Spotted Eagle Mountain They're throwing bottles at your house.

Once the time came for Glaukos to leave Akashingo he became a more animate creature, with an easing of his usual stoicism. He'd already journeyed to Mereo once, for the sake of a conversation with Germanicus and to update him on all that had panned out since the departure of the inquisition; but now he journeyed back to the sands to retrieve the princess.

Things with @Makono were easier than he expected. They had a route planned, provisions organized by the fellahin, and soon enough were on their way. Glaukos was mindful of the surroundings but he was not slow in his travel; he knew to keep Makono safe he would have to keep an eye upon her, but he was also eager to return to Mereo, and figured the girl could handle a little bit of adventure.

Perhaps she would prove to be stronger than her brother, the prince.

They crossed the shallows of a river in the early evening, then settled for a night in a large cavern that Glaukos sussed out, alongside a mountain path. After a day or two of hiking among the many high corridors, they came to a meadow while the sun again was setting. Overhead Glaukos could spy a large bald-headed eagle circling; a few of the trees caught the glow of sunset, and he thought he saw nests gathered like crowns there.