Redsand Canyon Parádeigma

The man had high hopes that Tamar would find friends in Mereo. He understood that she might wish to warm up to their new home, that she would have a period of adjusting to a new life. Arsenio would be patient with her. He only wished to see her happy. There was promise in the kindness of the women who had been permitted to join. The Greek man could only be grateful to Germanicus for allowing such things, for Mereo had been intended as a military outpost before Arsenio had pushed to bring Tamar with him.

When Aquene spoke of the other soldiers treating her coldly, showing their uncertainty for why a woman would be allowed in their ranks, Arsenio frowned.

Ah, it is not their job to understand. They are soldiers. It is our duty to follow Mereo’s code and to tend to the Imperator’s orders. They should spend less time thinking and more time protecting the canyon, Arsenio said this with a shrug and a small chuckle. Where would their thoughts be if one of them was injured in a turf war? Aquene would be invaluable to them, he did not doubt this.