Lion Head Mesa the darkest side of me

her eyes turned in mingled lack of comprehension and the same dread that had been growing in her since she left behind a warm bed to come into this chamber. senmut held the only ability to offer succor and he did not! he said preposterous things on behalf of the darkfurred man and then the stranger said a name which evoked only crowfeather. "i believe you are mistaken," she managed for the unknown man, glancing up into his handsome face. "i am belen. pharaoh ramesses and queen satsu, they ordered that i be given as temporary emissary and gift to the isles of blackwater. but now you see," small practiced smile, "i have come back to serve them again. i have been waiting for ramesses, but he has not called me," silvertongue admitted. "yet i have always belonged to him and to the queen. you have the wrong woman, señor. that is not my life." now her gaze skimmed openly to senmut, and she asked plaintively, "it has been so many weeks. when will he return, erpa-ha?"