Rosewater Oasis divinity & womanhood

meryet was hesitant. the halls of vahanet sparkled with the gaudy glamor of modernity, squeaky-clean and rich with beautiful red rock for its walls, and she'd almost immediately felt out of place. it was like being in the heart of ta-senet all over again.

maybe it just took some getting used to.

her first night in her quarters had gone well enough. she slept as soon as she parted from pharaoh, ate some weird cactus fruit for breakfast, and spent the rest of her morning learning her way around the perimeter of the oasis.

it wasn't long before she ran into someone. quite literally. she physically crashed into a large, raven-cloaked flank while walking downhill on one of the oasis's many trails.

oh, i'm so sorry, meryet's batty ears flew to the back of her head. i- was just-

she looked like a fucking idiot.