Redsand Canyon You're just like an angel

Foxes could be tricky, but he liked that about them; it meant it wasn't an easy kill, and the auxillary liked to be challenged.

At her question, he shrugged his shoulders and winced as the move pulled at his gashes; he would have to try and remember not to shrug for the next few days. He drew in a breath and smoothed out his face. Quiet, he answered. Neither of us wanted to jeopardize our place in Mereo, so we worked together. But there was not much talking. Not that either of them had an issue with that. Talking was not something they did a lot of with the other soldiers. There was often no need for words.

Well, there are these large pillars of red stone everywhere. They are really cool, actually. In the center there's a creepy forest of gnarled roots and bushes—not sure what we're going to do with that. She seemed excited about it all, which had warmth spreading through his chest as it often did in her presence. 

There was obvious frustration on his face when she insinuated it could be more than a few days. But he would do as she said. He knew that was the quickest way to get back to work. 

When she mentioned the severity of their wounds, Kallik nodded.  My plan was to try and not engage with the cougar so we could come back and get help. But Glaukos brought up that we could possibly lead it back here. I didn't want anyone else to get hurt, so we killed it, but not before it messed us up. It was not an easy fight. But it had been worth it to keep Mereo safe.