Gyrfalcon's Keep window

not a single name she recognized.

no Nwt, no Osiris or Hathor. not even the flaring of the Apis Bull was heard now. the world was silent beyond the worshipful words of the priestess.

treva could only look down at cracked paws. heard the prayers for her safety and health. her healing. she wondered if toula could feel these things even if it was suddenly cultures apart. gods apart. her daughter had always been willing to learn.

could the dreadfather hear it? would he tell her daughter?

return with me.

she blinked at last and felt the burn of her eyes. felt as sunken as she was in form now. how quickly she had dissolved into a bag of bones and angry teeth.

i was a queen. she confessed softly in a broken voice. i was an advisor.

the time before felt too far away to matter now.

let me offer myself and my knowledge in payment for healing and prayers.