Atem was not as surprised as other's might have thought when Aknadin was dragged into the throne room by some palace guards. He had long ago whispered in their ears that he did not trust his uncle, not that Aknadin ever suspected that he didn't, he had made sure of that. "Great Pharaoh" the guard said holding Aknadin to the floor by his shoulders. "Lady Anzu had been taken prisoner and I believe Lord Aknadin has something to do with it"
"WHAT" Atem roared standing up out of his throne. Mahad looked at him and Atem balled his fists trying to remain calm in front of the others. "Explain youself" Atem said to the guard. "I was patrolling the courtyard and Lady Anzu was there saying she wanted to keep an eyes on things"
Atem rolled his eyes, that was just like Anzu, why didn't she listen to what he had said and stayed in doors. "She walked around the corner and then a few seconds later I herd her call for the guards when I got there it was too late, she was being hurled into a carriage by two men. We found one of the guards patrolling the area killed by a knife, Aknadin was there with a knife" He finished looking down at the man in front of him.
"I swear, Pharaoh, my nephew, I did no such thing" Aknadin pleaded like a frail old man. Atem knew better, Aknadin had been known to go behind his father's back before and his father had often warned Atem about him before he died. "Take him to the dungeon's and have him questioned and search his room, Seto"
Seto bowed as him and the guards dragged Aknadin away all whilst screaming his innocence. Atem let out a deep sign, he couldn't believe Anzu had been dragged away in the night during this awful riot of villagers. He knew she knew how to take care of herself but she was a woman after all and the thought of any man...…...No he couldn't think like that, they must have taken her for a reason, probably for ransom, they wouldn't harm her, he hoped!
Just then some more guards came rushing into the throne room, "Great Pharaoh, most of the riders have been taken out and the villagers have turned away"
Atem felt like punching a wall, they had gotten what they had come for, Anzu.
Far across the desert:
Anzu squirmed against her binds as she was pushed into a large tent. Kaiser was there, smug as ever. He signalled for the guards to untie her hands which they did. "how do you know I wont try and run away" she said as she was pushed onto a chair by one of his guards who left afterwards.
Kaiser looked at her, "because you are smart and you know that you will be able to get past my guards, as soon as you exit the tent you will see that my guards are just right outside"
"You talk as if you know me, how can you know I'm as smart as you say" she asked looking around the tent with her eyes for any sort of weapons but to no luck.
He chuckled sarcastically, "because not everyone in the palace is loyal to you or the pharaoh"
"Aknadin" Anzu said under her breath shaking her head. "Besides" he added making her look at him once more, "you are exactly like your mother"
"my mother?" Anzu asked completely confused. "Why yes" Kaiser said walking closer to were she sat, "your her spitting image"
"How could you possibly know my mother? I did not even know her, she was a noble lady, who died in childbirth and my father died fighting in the war with Atem's father, after that the Pharaoh brought me back to the palace"
Kaiser grinned, "Ah, so that's what they told you"
"What on earth are you talking about?"
To Anzu's surprise he let out a sigh, "almost twenty years ago I visited Libya it was there I fell in love with a young woman Athena, the daughter of the King and Queen and heir to their throne but she was already married to another, some Roman Prince. There was a war, that I had a hand in starting. We won off course, I found Athena hiding in the palace and offered her peace in exchange for her hand in marriage but she was selfish, her husband had died so she killed herself right in front of me. I knew she had a child but the girl was no where to be found, there were many rumours that she had been killed, or...taken for her safety" he said looking at her.
Anzu gulped, "Your just making this story up, I am no way related to this Athena and besides, there would be no proof now-"
Anzu gasped when he grabbed her shoulder and ripped her dress, "is this enough proof" he said making her look at her bare shoulder. She had always had a birthmark there, in the shape of a butterfly. "This birthmark is all the proof needed, every royal line has a birthmark of the shape of an insect or animal, the birth mark passed down of the Libyans was a butterfly"
Anzu couldn't believe what she were hearing. Her mother was a Princess, making her ultimately a Princess and now Queen too, but Libya had been taken over by the Nubians since then, she had no control over the throne anymore. Atem would be more than thrilled to hear such news, with her birth mark as proof they could finally be together, that was if she could make it back to him. This was the greatest and worst birthday she'd ever had, whilst it was such great news that her and Atem could possibly be wed she was also being help captive with no hopes of getting back to him anytime soon.
Kaiser reached up and touched her face, "such beauty" he said his hand running along her exposed shoulder. Anzu flinched and moved back in the chair as much as she could, "don't touch me" she spat.
He grinned pulling away, "just as stubborn as your mother, and just as beautiful"
"When the Pharaoh finds me you'll be sorry" she said as he walked around the table. "Oh, why? because you two are together? those marks on your shoulder and neck are evidence enough that you are have been intimate with someone recently"
Anzu felt her cheeks warm a little as she recalled Atem kissing her neck, touching all her sensitive spots the night before, which seemed to be everywhere when it came to him. "Don't worry that will all be over soon enough"
Anzu snapped out of her daydream, "What do you mean?" she asked, she had a bad feeling about this.
"Well I no longer need the Hittite's help, with your claim to the Libyan throne other's will come begging for our friendship and to be our ally" he said not even bothering to look at her now as he sat down and read a letter. "I'd never help you-"
He looked up at her with a grin, "oh you'll have no choice in the matter because you will be my wife"
Anzu opened her eyes wide, "WIFE?"
Back at the Palace:
Aknadin was thrown into a cell by two guards and Seto, "I swear I did it for the good of Egypt" he said turning his head from the dirty floor. "oh so he finally admits to it" Seto said looking at the two guards amused. "I did it for you too Seto" he added making Seto look down at the old man confused.
"For me? you should do everything in your power to help the Pharaoh, not me" Seto scowled as the two guards left. Seto went to leave too until Aknadin spoke again, "I did it for my son"
Seto looked down at the old man once more who was know hurled into a ball on the cold damp floor, "I did it for you Seto, your my son, please Gods, have mercy on my soul". Seto Blinked, what on earth was Aknadin talking about? He wasn't his son, was he?
Authors Notes: So Seto finally knows about Aknadin being his father but will he believe him? and Anzu is a Princess but will her and Atem ever be reunited? Next chapter will be up by Saturday. Don't worry there's a reason why Atem doesn't know about the birthmark thing ha!
