Lion Head Mesa For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

"no!" his voice was a sodden, strangled cry; it was senmut's turn to be horrified. why had these things not been said to her? why did she react in such a way? "i spoke of marriage because — because whoever i marry will not be a fellahin."

and yet only pharaoh could free nazli. senmut looked helplessly at the girl. "you are a — a person to me, nazli. not a servant. not a — you are you."

his words were simple and worthless. he stared into the tearful void of her eyes and wished so much that she did not know what was to come.