The sequel to "River God". ... "The front door of the villa led directly into the living room where Duraid and Royan Al Simma had been talking. Duraid opened door and looked outside. Royan looked over her husband's shoulder. Suddenly she saw a man come out of the darkness. His face was covered with a scarf and he help a knife in his hand. He stabbed the knife into Duraid Al Simma's chest.
The oil lamp fell from Duraid's hand. It broke and set fire to some of the papers on the floor. Immediately, bright flames began to burn across the room. Duraid only had time to say "Run!" to his ... |
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"I am Taita the Slave. I was sold into slavery when I was a child, and I grew up as a slave in the land of Egypt. I was the slave of Lord Intef - the most powerful man in Upper Egypt. Lostris was his only child and it was my job to protect her. On the day when my story begins I was thirty years old. That day, the River Nile was shining as brightly as metal under the desert sun.
I was sitting in a long boat - a galley. The men who rowed the galley were soldiers of Pharaoh Mamose, King of Egypt. Lostris sat in the bow of the boat. She was fifteen years old and she was very beautiful. And that day she was also very ... |
