Chapter 4 The Royal Library

Once Lily, Prince Atemu and Prince Alexander got to the library Lily went straight to the far side of the library to see if she could find any books on what was thought of time travel although she didn't think of it as that but as a reason for her to be here in Ancient Egypt was it to find more about her mother or something else.

"Lily may we speak with you before you start looking through all these books," Atemu said as he and his brother came into the library with Lily but stood off to the side while Lily rushed around the library "Um sure my prince what is it you both want to talk to me about" Lily said as she pulled a couple of books off their shelves

"Well for one we both would like you to call us by just our names"

"Are you sure"

"Very Lily we would like for you to just call us Atemu and Alexander or 'Alex' for short," Alex said as he looked at his brother before looking back at Lily

"Okay if you're both sure then I will Alex, Atemu thank you both for the permission," Lily said as she went to a few more shelves for some more books

"We would also like for you to look at us we speak with you," Atemu said as he went to help Lily with the books that she had just gotten from the shelves.

Hours had passed when suddenly Lily let out a noise that sounded like a small scream "what, what is it, Lily what have you found?" Atemu asked as he came over to her side to look in the book that she had in front of her.

"I think I just found something to do with my birth mom Lydia Night-dancer but I'm not sure one what to make of it since I don't really know anything about as she disappeared from my life when I was two years old," Lily said as she pointed to a name within the book

"It says here that Alyson Night-dancer was a princess of Egypt but doesn't say which part of Egypt and that she was 15 years old when she went missing from the royal palace no one in the palace saw or heard anything when it happened, it's like she just vanished into thin air"

"Here look at this" Alexander said as he showed Atemu and Lily an old photograph of a young girl in a long white dress her bright red hair up in a bun with what looked like a wedding vale over her face but you could still see her eyes which were a sapphire blue on her index finger on the right hand was what looked to be a ring.

"This must be Alyson's wedding day because that ring on her finger looks like a wedding dress and she is in what I think is a wedding dress with the vale over her face but look at the names on the bottom of the photograph Melinda on the right in the blue, Melody on the left in the lilac Miriam at the front in wedding dress and Alyson at the back in the pink dress" Lily said as she points them out "but look Alyson looks like she was crying when this was taken.

After a few more hours of looking through almost every book in the library, all three of them took a break so that they could get something to eat as it was near lunchtime "we best get down to the dining room or father will not be happy with us Alex" Atemu said as he closed the book he was reading and looked at his brother who had just mark his place in the book and closed it the same with Lily.

"yes Atemu you're right we do need to get something to eat we have been at this for hours Lily are you sure there is anything in these books about that spell that you said brought you here," Alex said

"Yes I'm sure I might find it later when I don't have a headache from looking at all these books," Lily said as she marked her place in the three books that she was reading before closing them and got up out of the chair that she was sitting in so that she could walk around.

As Lily, Atemu and Alex left the library and made their way to the dining room to meet with the Queen and the Pharaoh "So Lily what are you going to once we've had dinner" Atemu asked as they walk along the hallway "I'll go back to my house in the city since that's where I've been staying right now as I didn't want to within the palace" Lily said looking at Atemu who was on the left side of her and raised her hand to the necklace that she was wearing.

They had just arrived at the dining room and went to open the door where they heard a noise come from the other end of the hallway "What was that" the three of them thought to themselves before shaking it off before walking into the dining room.

"Good afternoon Lily, boys how did the research go Lily" Tarma asked as she heard the three of them come into the dining room.

"It was fine my Queen if I may come back tomorrow to do more research as there are a few things that I need to get from my house before I can search anymore," Lily said

"That's fine I'll a few guards go with you so that you get home safely," Akhenaten said as he looked at Lily

"Thank you, Pharaoh, you don't have to but thank you all the same" Lily said as she sat down at the dining table.

A few weeks had passed and Lily was back in the Palace library when she found a book that looked like the book her father had when she was a child 'I think this is the book I've been looking for it's the same as the one my father had when I was a small child'. Lily thought to her self as she pulled it off the shelf but started to cough because of all the dust that was on the book 'book of prophecies by high priests Seth 1963'

Lily took the book back to her desk where Alex was waiting for since he was still helping her do her research as she sat down in her seat she opened the book to find what looked like an old prophecy.

'Majestic Queen of Egypt shall have two powerful sons one of darkness who is withdrawn

and one of light who be shown

Son of darkness will fall

Son of light will help the son of darkness

A girl from the future will show

born with power over ice, to be blown away in fate's breath.

Her gaze shall mirror the Eye, and her heart gifted with wisdom,

But beware the moss that grows upon the bones who sing a deathly hum

For the girl of ice shall save Egypt,

From evil'. "Well I think I found the prophecy that I, my dad may have been talking out but I'm not sure if it is or not," Lily said as she shows the book to Alexander.

Later that night when Lily had gotten back to her house, she sat at the desk that she had in her living room and took out the book from the library the only people who knew that she had the book was Prince Alexander and the Queen as the Queen was trusting her with this book.

Lily was hoping to find some answers within the book as she just now realised that this was the book that her dad used to read to but it was the one that her mother used to read to her before her mother left that is.

The book that her dad used to read to her and Roxy was about two princesses who were born to a Queen from a land called the OZ and that one of the princesses would have dark powers, and one would have light they would battle for an emerald where only one could hold it and take the thrown but light had won over darkness and the older princess saved by her sister that story was similar to the one her mother used to read to her but she could figure out how they where similar to each other.

As she read through the book she began to realise just how much the two stories that her mother and father told her growing were similar to what was happening now because now the story that her mother told her was about a young girl who had found themselves within the Palace of ancient Egypt by a blinding white light where the girl had been in Egypt of her own time doing research for an essay.

'Hm it strange that the two stories that my parents tell me growing up are the same as what is actually happening to me now well best get some rest if I'm to help up in the Palace tomorrow I just wish I knew how my dad and sister were I hope their safe' Lily thought to herself as she closed the book and locked the door to the house before going in to her room and changing into her nightdress got into bed then turned and blew out the candle that she had taken with her into her room.

Lily lay down in her bed and closed her eyes think of her dad and sister and ways to get back to them.