Sunspire Mountains Dark Again

Ruenna was glad that Coriander wasn't too far; her back still pained her from their journey across the Flatlands, and travel in the mountains was hard on the old injury.

When she came to the location at which they had parted ways, she discovered Coriander being questioned by a stranger. The scent of Mereo hung heavily upon his dark coat.  

"Please stand down auxilia," Ruenna requested, her voice quiet and composed, but undoubtedly authoritative. "This man has permission to be in these lands, and also the gratitude of myself and my husband, Germanicus Caesar, for providing me safe escort to Mereo." He was actually Germanicus Redsand, now-- it was the new married name upon which they had both agreed. 

Perhaps the auxilia would have been told of his Imperator's nuptials, or perhaps not. It had all happened very fast, and very recently.