Lion Head Mesa electrum

ramesses sniffed a bit and then looked at little toula with a smile. she was so apt and sweet, and perhaps easily his favourite even if he would never admit it. she knew her place and was happy in it.
hatshepsuun had taught him valuable and bitter lessons. but such wormwood had no place for her gentle ears. "i enjoyed being among the soldiers as their captain. i enjoyed learning to come to battle, and the prayers before you rain down upon your enemy."
he laughed softly, wondering if toula would find this odd. her father was not so warlike in practice!