Lion Head Mesa eleventh

senmut led her toward the rooms of the high priest, and then beyond. his own quarters were cramped and small; he had only a narrow pallet there with a handful of bones and a lovely, dried flower he had once found beyond the palace.

the young we'eb was a little flustered at its state, but he began to rummage, and before long he presented nazli with a small item: an almost perfectly round piece of white bone which had in red a marking upon it.

"it is an amulet," he told her. "and that is the name of Khonsu, see." he came closer to show her, then was suddenly overwhelmed by their nearness; he fought it. "He is the god of travellers; He is The Moon. and He will keep you safe, i pray."