Lion Head Mesa artifact

"she did not." ramesses saw no reason to lie. he and charles enjoyed a rapport like no others in the palace. "i have given her leave to accompany the queen out of akashingo, so she may cast an eye over the masculine wares of other lands."
he grinned, licked grease from his lips, and cleaned his chest delicately until the white furs shown. "but if she returns unsuccessfully, she may be more inclined to be persuaded."
less inclined to be choosy, in that. "what will become of your children if a coyote bears them?" pharaoh asked, and lightly. he had offered a concubine to the prince and that would be so, but to have half-bred children racing about besides his and those of the nobility was unheard of.
and so this potential girl must be a wolf.