Lion Head Mesa one more line, i'm super-human

The boy refused him.

That was fine; Glaukos had many other things he could be doing. He also realized that and felt a little rankled by the boy's attitude, because there were many other things he should be doing.

And your father the pharaoh ordered me to train you. Our training starts now. He stood at the doorway to the chambers without moving any further. Unless your ego is more important than what your father requires.

Glaukos would not wait for long. He turned from the doorway and began to stalk the halls, seeking a route outside to the more exposed exterior levels of the mesa. If the prince followed, he followed. If he did not, then it was a failure of the boy and not the man.