Lion Head Mesa winged sun

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treva had not cried the whole mourning period.

she had not had any reason to despite being surrounded by the heartache of everybody else. but today it came in a soft wave. not for any of her own grief or attachment to the women laid to sleep. instead it was the mere display of it all. the lengths that had been gone to. the painstaking labor of love involved in making sure these bodies didn't just rot into the earth.

the singing, the presentation, the naming.

she did not heave with sobs, but she certainly cried.

and when the time came she would compose herself enough as the festivities carried on. trusting the children with tavina for a moment as she found a place to catch her breath.

there was so much more to follow.

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it was time to introduce the new royal children.

after earlier, she felt a newfound hesitation to do such. a sudden welling of fear for all the eyes present and the thoughts that she nearly felt she could hear. to be declared on the same day of the laying away of the former queen. treva could nearly pass away here on the spot if she thought about it too much.

she settled her gaze on ramesses mainly, if not keeping the children in line near her. only finally looking out into the faces as she announced the children.

sethnakht, prince of the crimson land.

she kept the wavering from her voice, strengthened her stance. some hint of a smile able to be found as she gazed upon the twins.

muat-riya toula, princess of the red serpent.

named and declared as such from all by both her and the pharaoh. she would ignore any stares or whispers, content to mind only her children and ramesses in the following moments.