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“If I had died on my journey here, it would have proven me incapable. I stand here before you having survived alone.”

There was a fire behind his own eyes, carefully tempered, and he met the gaze of his superior with a soft grunt.

Samirseti has seen through him, perhaps. But that does not have to mean the end. No, it seemed simply to be a warning. Remain loyal, and he would be rewarded handsomely. Prove himself a snake…and he would be dealt with. A fine enough agreement. Arkane did not intend to betray the Pharaoh— not when there was so much to gain out of making him an ally.

“I know my purpose, Majesty. Every step, every promotion has led me to this moment. Believe me when I say there is nowhere else I wish to climb, no higher calling which I seek.” Some honesty minced into his words, evident in the brute’s intense gaze. He wanted above all else to be here, beside the man in power.