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The mercenary sighed.

At one time, he would not have cared for the other Fellahin. They had been dutiful to the Pharaoh since the start. He had not taken the time to know them, to speak to many of them, or to share with them. They were simply things for the ruler to use. It had not been until he had been in the company of the Fellahin called Sayf that he realized there was room to care for the others.

Arsenio thought of Sayf taking Tamar’s place and his throat grew dry.

I should like to make her my wife, but I do not know if she will accept such an offer.

I should like to take her to the seaside and show her the ocean. I should like to spoil her, to love her, to make her smile every day with kisses and food and such devotion she would not know what to do with it.

But I will be a soldier to you, if she will know peace in Mereo. I will fight at your side, Germanikos… if she is treated well.