Lion Head Mesa You came back from the desert with a new friend, didn't you, Beni?

she did not know when these messages had been sent from her father—only that it warmed her heart that it had been done. in this way, He proved He was still with her, 
yes—Her! she (She!) too was divine! and so She listened to the one before Her that Her father had sent. Toula closed Her eyes with the prince while the fellahin kept both open. when they opened again, the fire within his met the water in her own. 
these same gemstone eyes blinked softly and slowly as he spoke, and Toula said to him, these things will not be a mystery for long, but I did not call you here to speak of brothers tonight, a gentle laugh, one she had been told brought a smile to many faces, before she willed of him 
tell me of yourself, Sphinx—of the things that you love in life, of the things that make you smile, she urged next. enough, for now, of the politics—
indeed, Senmut would surely share the news required for him to know, to do with the questions he asked, but tonight she wanted to speak only of themselves. time enough later for politics!