Two Eyes Cenote flesh & toil

"rashepses. he is a man, with a man's red blood. senmut belongs to the gods and he is food for them in a way he can never be devoted to a woman. that is why he will not be pharaoh."

eset's eyes swallowed him, seared his blood to a heated point; he pushed away from the wall. "it will be rashepses you stand behind, rashepses you serve. it will be to him you announce the birth of princes and princesses, as hebsut." his eyes shone, and he moved as if to kiss her, though did not truly touch. "you will survive it. but you have not served a pharaoh."