Rosewater Oasis Insomniac

the oasis unfolded before them like a hidden world, vibrant and alive in ways tamasi hadn’t allowed herself to notice before. the desert roses scattered in their soft pinks and the tall palms reaching skyward.

yeah, it’s pretty, she murmured in agreement. for a moment, she let herself imagine what it might be like to call such a place home... permanently... but the thought was gone as quickly as it came.

she listened as he spoke, her ears twitching at his descriptions of the grounds. hunters, warriors, the sick... his words about the pharaoh and hemet-nesut drew a faint smirk from her, though there was no real humor in it.

sounds about right. always looking down on the rest of us, aren’t they? her tone was dry, though not unkind. she glanced at nokht, searching for the boy's reaction.