Redsand Canyon proximus

"no. i am not." his yellow eyes burned. "i want him to die and i want to see it. assassination is the compromise."

a killing carried out by pharaoh's own blood; how could this be trusted?

"akashingo does not have the abilities of mereo. it would not be a battle either way. letting his daughter smite the final blow keeps us from walking to war and there to be more bloodshed than necessary. these are still makono's subjects."

he was only speaking now in anger. that was fennec's privilege to see it, dubious and ill-tempered as it was.

"i brought this to you so that we might seek a plan. i would already be on the march with my soldiers tonight otherwise."