Lion Head Mesa crossbow

"i have two young fellahin i am teaching. nazli and her brother zakariya. the royal children come to me. i enjoy teaching, but i wonder if more teachers should be found for how many young minds are already here."

the path wound upward and became steeper. she navigated. fellahin passed. she smiled at them. a guard let his eyes rest on the round sides of treva. and there was no sign of pharaoh. she paused to include nazli in their plans, instructing the girl to bring fruit and sweets out of doors.

through the throne room, past the now unused plinth, and down to the second roughened step. the red sand spread out in all directions, almost endless until it touched the green sprawl of the meadows and prairie beyond. ravens wheeled overhead in a flock. the cry of a hawk echoed. "if you will wait here, i'll go to the river and fish. shouldn't take long."