Lion Head Mesa mission, motive

the situation as meseba had known it, had witnessed it was now shared with pharaoh ... and what she chose to do with it was up to her. no longer his business; a burden — one of several he carried — lifted.

but the largest weight remains!

eset.

her safety ... or lack thereof.

something had befallen her if she had never returned to the cenote — and it was clear she had not. gladly, he would rove to the ends of the world to find her. not because he had any sort of hero complex but because he was selfish and he loved her; even though that affection was not returned in the way he pined for.

if i find her, i cannot leave her again. will not, pharaoh. i will do what it takes to find her, to free her ... if she is indeed held captive. the first time eset had commanded him away, to escort the sharp tongued machiavelli of whom made poisonous jest of his ( obvious ) feelings by calling him lover boy.

this time, if he was successful, he would not be ordered away.