Lion Head Mesa spear-point

sakai took more exuberantly to the idea than sabah had. this garnered him a long look from pharaoh, as if he were appraising the man for other things.
"do you intend to marry?" he asked. the children of guards ranked little more in his mind than the offspring of his servants. but it must be something for which he could prepare.
each life not sired by him was expendable. better to be useful.
he knew that this man was favoured by sayf, which caused a miasma of green to cloud his heart for a moment.