Lion Head Mesa Thárros

jawahir presumed, wrongly, that pharaoh had found satsu willing on his return from war, as so many women felt keenly the absence of their men and sought to repay their valor on the field.

it was enough to make jawahir lose interest in all things.

the morning light found its way to the first chambers of the palace, to the alcove where jawahir had bedded, watching the hallway while it felt as though ants crawled beneath the surface of their skin.

they watched for satsu's movements; they watched to see who flit in or out of the wellspring.

it was early when the bronzed figure of arsenio crossed through the fellahin's vision; intrigued by his antics, jawahir rose to follow.