Black tribal eagle with spread wings tattooed on an upper arm, drawn in bold solid linework.

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Tribal eagle tattoo on upper arm

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A bold black tribal eagle with outstretched wings and a head turned to the left is tattooed on the upper arm. The design uses thick, tapered black strokes and solid fills, with the feathers forming sharp, flowing shapes that spread across the frame. The skin is pale and the tattoo is centred against a purple background.

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Brother, the eagle came down on the wall again this morning and sat on the bronze standard as if it owned the fort. Marcus the quartermaster swore it was an omen and wanted to shoot it, but the old centurion said the bird had been watching the north road for three days and would tell us when the tribes moved. I have decided to believe the centurion, because he is the only man here who has not yet asked me for wine.

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The grain came in by mule over the pass, which means the road is open, which means this letter is getting to you at all, so you may thank the eagle for that too. Father's knees are no better. Mother has stopped mentioning the leatherworker's boy and started mentioning the cooper's, which I take as a sign she has given up on both and wants you home to choose one she can live with.

Here is the true news. Yesterday the eagle dropped from the parapet and took a hare in the ditch, wings opening into black slate feathers that cut the light into strips. Every sentry on the wall stopped talking at once. I have never seen men go so quiet, and it is the only thing that has made me think they are not simply sleeping in their cloaks.

Write back with the price of salt in Ostia, and tell me whether the sea is still green on the eastern side. If the road closes, I will keep your letters in the tin box under my cot, beside the carved wing you gave me when you were nine.

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