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the prince was a wolf, with the bias of his species and that enforced by his gods.

in attentiveness to the message sent out by the queen of akashingo, senmut turned from his workings and stood to watch.

it was his own limbs which carried him down to the edge of the land, where a man sat in addition to a retinue. another royal. senmut watched each of their faces before he settled upon the elegant, otherwordly features of the one who he felt had called.

"this is akashingo, ruled by Muat-riya Isetnofret Toula of the Red Serpent, Divine Wife to the Gods." a reminder that were this man here for her hand, it would ultimately be against them he would war.

"i am erpa-ha and high priest, senmut. what brings you to our land?"