Two Eyes Cenote fifty-seventh

a beautiful act of Hapi. legend described racing water, her expressive face detailing for her prince the pleasure she had felt upon witnessing such things.

the desert for him also was not the most lovely place he had been. such was reserved for the land along the serpent river, where he had gone to accompany queen treva and ramesses on their honeymoon.

"perhaps the water calls to you." he kissed her wrist, outside, inside; "perhaps it calls to you as the shadows do."

soon he would leave her to rest, but for now senmut lingered.