Redsand Canyon Bane

Perhaps he meant well but sometimes that was worse. Talking about her feelings probably would have helped, but the walls slammed down immediately. There was no way she was going to get into it right here, right now, with him.

Absolutely not. With that final note, she turned and started to walk away, not even bothering with a dismissal or a goodbye.

He couldn’t help her. She didn’t know what the hell he expected to get out of this, but she found herself hoping he left disappointed. Something about his optimism grated her in a way few others had; maybe it was the timing. Maybe it was just her. Either way, she couldn’t be here anymore.

He’d find out soon enough. If Germanicus wasn’t lying again he’d be back and they could fill everyone in on how things were going to go. Until then she was making herself scarce.

She told him she’d be here. She never promised to be the Imperatrix she’d wanted to be. That role was reserved for the Imperator’s wife, a title she assumed she no longer held.