Lion Head Mesa thirty-ninth

for @Toula, @Sunspots, @Haizel and @Zaahira, no posting order, backdated to july 5th <3

the glare of the day dimmed as the party around the prisoner dipped below the mesa into the cooler rooms and hallways.

a twisting path eventually delivered them unto the spacious domelike entrance marking the entrance to the queen's throne room. flowers had been gathered here in profusion, and the finest gemstones, pelts, and gifts of akashingo auraed the young woman with a soft and wealthy glow.

senmut bowed low, his forehead to the floor for a moment before he rose. "great one. this man refused to fight alongside khaba. he then appears to have approached our borders and angered the mazoi."

greenstone gaze found each of them in turn. "we ask for your divine judgement upon his head."