Lion Head Mesa atef

sihaya did not enter the water and did not speak.
ramesses allowed the silence to stretch on and on. 
"what trade do you bring to akashingo?" the water rippled around his lithe body.
ramesses knew he was god-blessed and promised the double-crown. this man was a fellahin, and should be placed among them. but the speculation in the other's firelit eyes told pharaoh that this was no shrinking pleasure object.
a dangerous peasant then.
"my queen must think fondly of you. do you attend her court?"
a second test.