House of Abasi Aarun,
Luxor, City of Thebes, Upper Egypt.
1st Month Of Growth, Sf-Bdt.
Zahra decided to pretend that she did not notice that His Majesty’s guards had caught her and slipped into her window.
She landed on her tapestry with an exhausted sigh and tried to crawl into her bed but her muscles were screaming with exhaustion.
Resigning and giving in to her fatigue, she removed her scabbards and Gear from her frame before falling unconscious on the floor.
The next time she awoke, Mintaka was scrambling into her room and whispering frantically.
“Zahra!” She called, turning and locking her door.
Zahra immediately scrambled to her feet despite her aching muscles.
Her friend was pregnant and she did not want to stress her because of her shenanigans.
“Quick, you smell of blo
