Lion Head Mesa EL KATB ꬸ

ramesses readied his words.
each must be said before Ra. Amun stood at his shoulder. pharaoh humbled himself before the gods
but not before the watching eyes.
"i give you the uraeus of the holy gods."
ramesses kissed satsu's forehead for a lingering moment. "Wadjet sees you now as Her own."
satsu had received her holy blessing. she would be seen as speaker for the gods alongside pharaoh.
"i give you the crook and the flail."
proudly he chose to bow his head, symbolically kissing each of her forepaws.
"we rule as one from this day forward. my head is not above your own."
the lazuli gaze sought her own. ramesses smiled. 
"i will love you from this world into the afterlife. we will be reunited there and rule once more in the House of the Dead."
"i will honor you for all of my days, even after i am taken into the sun."
his tone was reverent and full. his face held an intensity of conviction.
"i want to dwell with you forever."
pharaoh; enchanted. ensnared.
he waited, near breathless behind his cool veneer, to at last hear her voice.