Lion Head Mesa eightieth

it was the purpose of nobility to bend to those royal. and it was the purpose of such princes as himself, and the efforts of pharaoh, to uplift this rank to its highest point. racharra did not dream higher for she did not think of her goals as cerebral. she wanted love, and for it she could not be faulted. love was the strongest opponent of objectivity. let her show now how she meant to balance the two.

to the hand of pharaoh, to the order of the Consort, to the emotional, elegant step of the nebet did senmut bow his head, until the sound of her retreat was heard no more.

only then did he straighten into the expectant silence.

pharaoh held clear hope and lovely support for racharra's aims. rashepses stood against the turn of tradition. both admirable.

the erpa-ha waited.