Lion Head Mesa staves

pharaoh had woken early and sought to breakfast alone with @Jawahir. he had allowed her to take possession of him for a time, having missed her during all the wedding proceedings.
an hour with @Sayyadina, where her skill plied new and delightful sensations from him. another with @Sayf; in the strong lithe arms of the yellow-eyed fellahin, pharaoh allowed himself to forget again —
to forget his queen;
and how her shoulders had looked beneath the moonlight.
he had whiled the afternoon away with @Kasmut last, still reveling in the fact that she had served none other than him.
and now the king lay indolent and alone in the wellspring, surrounded by crushed and fragrant herbs, still blurred and amiable from his long hours of indulgence.