Lion Head Mesa she who waits

ramesses saw that it was aquene, and she was alone, at least for the present. "thank you," pharaoh purled. "please. sit with us."
he indicated the place across from himself and treva settling beside his queen with the air of a contented cat.
"this is lady aquene, matrona of mereo," he said to his wife, though she would surely already know who had come to their wedding.
"germanicus is the imperator, but mereo does not function without both roles in support." it was a declaration meant to flatter — but also to inform treva that aquene might be amenable where germanicus was not.