Redsand Canyon inconsulte

Kallik lifted his head as the imperator spoke; he explained that he hunted for the matrona here. The scutarius realized then that he was offering the advice because he knew Kallik would be hunting for Aquene because she was also expecting. Kallik nodded and jumped down to follow Germanicus.

The soldier was quiet as he walked, wondering what the imperator had felt when he found out the matrona was pregnant. Of course, they had wanted children where Kallik and Aquene had not. 

His anger towards Germanicus had lessened mostly because he didn't actually mind being married to Aquene. It had not been the way they planned and he wasn't happy about forcing Aquene after what she had been through, but he couldn't say it wasn't nice to know that she was his in every sense. 

He warred with himself over asking the imperator a question. They didn't exactly discuss personal things very often, but his own anxiety finally pushed the words out. Are you nervous? he asked. Germanicus was older; he had lived more life and knew things about the world that Kallik was still learning. The scutarious still wondered if his impending fatherhood made worry and doubt creep in like it had Kallik.