Chapter 1: Preparations

Those three years were passing quickly. I had three days left to buy two horses or camels, salted fish and meats, some water skins, and a knife. Lucky for Yugi and I Ra provided a job for both of us. With the money we saved we had enough to buy everything plus some extra and to carry some extra coinage on us to stay at inns and what not. I had just gotten off of work and I was heading to the selling stables to buy Yugi and I a steed. I had worked with horses and camels a lot when I was younger and I knew a healthy, valuable steed. When I entered the stable I screwed my face up in disgust. A lot of the horses were in terrible and nasty conditions. The camels were in worse shape. All of them virtually had no hump and were weak-kneed. I kept walking, praying to Ra that there were a couple of good steeds that would make the journey easily. When I walked the entire length of the stables I left disgusted. As I exited I saw two camels, in amazing condition, had gotten loose from their trader and were running through the village and being chased by a horde of people. I started run, trying to get ahead of the animals when my transformation took place. It was painful and strange but I kept running. Soon it became a race to save an innocent life. A small child had wandered, clueless of the happenings, into the street. I pumped my legs harder, determined to save this child from a trampling that could kill it. Soon I passed the beasts and reached the child. To get out of the path of the 1500 pound beasts' way I dived to the side with the child in my arms. I set the child safely in its mother's arms before I chased the rampaging animals once again. Soon my pumping legs felt as if they were barely touching the ground. I quickly caught up with the camels and got a hold of their leads and started calming them into a stop. I cooed to them as they finally halted their run. I heard echoes of gasps as I panted along side the camels. Yugi ran up to me and began his mother hen lecture about me risking my life almost senselessly. I just rolled my eyes and walked the bull camels to their owner. But said owner just shook his head and refused to take the reigns from my hands.

"Young lady you have earned these bulls. My belief is that the horses and camels choose the owner. And these two have seemed to have taken to you," as he was talking the darker bull nudged my shoulder with his nose. The man chuckled, "My point proven. Anyway these two are practically inseparable. The darker bull is obviously the dominant over the paler bull. Please take good care of them; they are good camels and they love to travel."

I chuckled as I stroked the two bulls. "Sir you have nothing to worry about. I have worked with horses and camels since I was small. I thank you by the way; my friend and I are heading to the Pharaoh for the Prince's birthday. We needed steeds that would be able to make the journey and not to fall dead on their feet." I said to the man and smiled; happy to have camels in premium shape to make the lengthy journey.

The man simply nodded and walked off. I turned to Yugi and smiled, only to stare at him and everyone else confused.

"Eh, Yugi what are you staring at?" I ask moving the camels' leads into one hand and waving the other in front of Yugi's face.

"Aku' you- … you have wings of the Desert Falcon. Is it almost time to leave already?" Yugi asked.

"Yugi we have to leave in three days have you really lost track of time?" I say straining to see my so called wings.

He only nodded, which I saw out of the corner of my eye as I rolled my shoulders. After I rolled my shoulders a couple of times my wings shot out from my back, covered in downy feathers.

'Holy Ra. So this is kinda like a sundial in the next three days my wings will be covered in flight feathers.' I thought as I walked from stall to stall getting the necessary supplies for our journey.

Within three days my flight feathers had grown in and Yugi and I were double checking we had everything. When everything was packed we mounted and waved to our friends in the village. The trader had disappeared without a trace but reappeared shortly before we left.