Lion Head Mesa twenty-seventh

A wry smile appears upon Harakhte's face, but he withholds his answer for a moment.
This is a test.
While the people of Ahket worship many, I have always been strongly connected to Bennu. This was not a lie in any sense; his mother was so named for the goddess, and he was wildly protective of that fact. It was better to announce this name and watch Senmut to see what he thought — rather than give the truth.
Giving the truth to an outsider was not welcome to those of the Eye, without proper initiation.
Lies with enough backing in truth were hard to see through, and Harakhte knew this.