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There were things of great importance transpiring now within the palace, the least of which were the cries of one sodden man who had garnered the interest of the pharaoh; yet it was to Charles that the jewel attended most attentively. He called for more berries, so he would have what he craved.

They moved from storehouse to baths deftly, holding aloft a clutch of thin furs as one might carry a sack of cloth, and within this were the precious berries - as well as sprigs of greenery, some floral arrangement of indiscriminate type, and herbs for the water.

As Jawahir slunk in to view alongside the pool, this bundle was placed with great care upon the wide edge. They began to separate the edibles away from the more perfumed inedible pieces, all with a thin, coy servant's smile upon their face.