Lion Head Mesa from one place of sands to another

it is good that you are happy. the smile you carry when you speak of her is contagious at best.

Mesen-ka had come already, and he did not lack. Akhen was not one to lust after power, unlike some men. but he was also a man of the river—of Ta-Sanet. what came his way—he would not so easily turn it down. 

you know I am not one to chase. the power. wealth. titles. all of it. but when it is earned— he is careful when he slides the when in place of an if. a tread upon water, perhaps. interest was there, and he allowed it to bleed through. —I would not deny it.

I see myself at your side always, as my prince, and also brother. as long as I have that, I am content with more of anything or nothing at all.