Rosewater Oasis the sands of time

His smirk drew the faintest of smiles from her. Let him enjoy what he was hearing if it meant Ezen had begun to earn his favour. But there it was again - the talk of status, of power - and her brow furrowed slightly. 

"Pharaoh or not, the desert shows no mercy," as if that offered an explanation. It was foolish to rise oneself above others when the unpredictable landscape could shatter it in an instant. "But you know that all too well, don't you? To make this oasis your home is...commendable." 

Whatever god his Ra was, Ezen dismissed it with a wave of her tail. Vahanet with their strange beliefs and pharaohs; it was a way of life that she was entirely un-used to. "Just a weary traveller seeking a place to rest," the half truth slipped easily from her lips and she tilted her head to watch his reaction.