Lion Head Mesa hsekiu

It would have been customary to be announced, but he came alone. He could have commanded a slave to do it for him; this was a passing thought, and one he put aside promptly, for Harakhte did not wish to hear a slave speak his holy name, and sunder it.
It was the Erpa-ha who came, who spoke.
He smiled and bowed his head.
It is the decree of the gods, of course. Of this he was certain, and so his voice was like steel and his smile unwavering. I have seen the expansion of Muat-Riya, I know that Pharaoh has been wed, and yet I do not return to Akhet. His head raises, he stands poised now with princely airs.
My place is here, to serve in the court. To bring honor to my name and to my people.
For what else could he gain from this?