Love Does Not Conquer All

Such a romantic and desirable notion… for love to conquer all, but it is a lie; a lie Hathor cannot take refuge in for she knows all too well how love can win… but also how it can and has failed. She wishes that Zaya's unshakable faith was the reality of the world; but she has witnessed the most ardent hearts turn to bitterness when their faith is betrayed, and she has also witnessed the deeds of demons and Set, to know how deep betrayal can go.

Bek does not worship a plethora of gods and is truly convinced that Zaya is the love of his life. Hathor could show him women more charming and refined; but Zaya will always be the most beautiful in his eyes. She could say that Bek's heart was too small for any distractions to come in, but she knew Bek would allow himself to be persuaded by Zaya to let others in his heart. It was a jealously guarded heart, better defended than all the vaults in Egypt, she hopes when the time comes it will be light enough to grant him an afterlife.

She has given up on the notion that love would be enough for her and Horus. They did love each other, but it was also in her very nature to have a big heart and his jealousy was too easy to flame up, intentional or not.

Tonight she knows Bek and Zaya are together, they are happy and at peace. She wants their love to last, but there is a part of her that wants to be part of that love. She goes to them and sees them sleeping in each other's arms, she kisses their foreheads and sends them to a deeper sleep.

A couple of months later Bek and Zaya are expecting their first child.