Lion Head Mesa fah

hoping for @Aquillius !

there was a son of the man Germanicus under their roof! the whisperings at last reached Toula, who had been despondent during the earliest days of mourning.
but in the newcomer was a distraction most welcome to her; a person who might not think to mention the late Pharaoh at all! and someone perhaps she could learn from, somehow—or teach! as she had Akashingo's newest Hem.
the thought invigorated her. the boy being one of her people now, she must welcome him!
before greeting Ra, she spoke with the fellahin to prepare meals for herself and the boy, and to freshen her own chambers to receive him. Toula again allowed herself to be groomed, though still wore a black cloak around her shoulders. sure that all was in order, she requested that one of her fellahin retrieve the boy, and bring him to her!