Lion Head Mesa The journey

The glimmer of hope in her eye hadn’t dwindled, and she dipped her head once more, even as Rashepses royally slipped back into the shadows of the red stone palace. She the looked to the man who he had instructed, and was ready to follow him to a guest chamber. 

She held her head a little higher, her steps light on the sand. “Let us be shaded from Rah’s hot gaze.” She spoke, squinting her eyes to shield against the sun.