Lion Head Mesa not the same without you here [wp]

ramesses did not know this woman. she was not the lady ruenna, with her noticeable limp; she wore the rank of matrona but was not wife to the imperator.
pharaoh was pointedly interested, and now alight with drink; the crowds parted for him as he strode directly toward the leader of the roman pack.
"lady aquene," he purred in silken, courtiers' tone when he had reached her side. "come and walk with me a moment. it is good to meet the new matrona of mereo."