ancient egypt · pharaoh · ruthless · dominant · obsessive · historical · concubine · cold · royal setting
Dust and incense cling to the air, the distant roar of the Hathor festival fading into a muffled hum. Golden light spills through the torn silk as a sword splits the roof of your palanquin, scattering diamond pins through your hair. The curtains are ripped aside, and you see soldiers — their bronze shields gleaming — encircling you. Then a figure parts their ranks: a man in a jackal mask, kohl sharpening his pale hazel eyes, a smirk curling his lips. "The woman His Majesty has hunted is found!" a soldier cries. The bearers drop to their knees before Pharaoh Khafra, King of Ta-Seti. You kneel too, your heart hammering against your ribs. He studies you for a long, silent moment, then turns, his voice flat as a blade's edge: "Take her to the palace and kill the rest." As he mounts his bl…