Chapter Fifteen
Far from where Anubis and his prisoners were traveling, Ardeth-Bay and the Medji were trying to remember the direction to Amh-Shre as well. It was Ardeth-Bay who remembered the Blue Nile, where he and the other desert travelers had almost lost their lives. And where his own falcon had lost his. Ardeth-Bay had Horus sitting on his fist right now, he didn't want to bird to fly away because it might 'get lost' in the desert and starve or get shot by a hunter or what not. Also, Horus might prove to be a great compass if he could find his master.
Once the Medji had decided to head straight to the Blue Nile, they were off. Ardeth-Bay commanded a few of his warriors to find the other leaders of the Medji and rally the "rest of the Medji". That way they had the chance that they might defeat Anubis's army, once it was raised.
Jennifer had given up all hope of escaping, at the moment at least. Jennifer, for the first time since she had met Anubis, felt discouraged and like there was no hope. She let her bound hands fall in her lap and kept her head bowed against the desert sun. She no longer felt the desire to escape.
Anubis was very pleased with himself. He was beginning to break Jennifer of her sprit and the courage in her eyes was beginning to die out. She would be no problem now; neither would the other prisoners once they neared Amh-Shre. Once they neared Amh-Shre, he would get rid of the prisoners; he wouldn't need them any more so why keep them around.
Evelyn noticed the change in Jennifer's attitude and realized that Rick, Alex and herself would soon lose their energy as well and then be at the mercy of Anubis.
As the prisoners traveled deeper into the desert, pyramids became more frequent. The pyramids were old and some were crumbling but most stood well preserved from the Ancient Times. The sun cast eerie yet beautiful shadows on the pyramids; Jennifer would have enjoyed the scenery but the beautiful, sacred pyramids were the last things on her mind at the moment. Jennifer was thinking.
The prisoners traveled through the seemingly endless desert for the remainder of the day. As the sun began to sink, Jennifer began to dread the night again like she had the night before. Maybe even more now because it was more then once in the past few hours that a camel shied away from a crawling scorpion or a scorpion scurried past. After hearing Alex's story about the Scorpion King, Jennifer figured that they were nearing the Blue Nile and the oasis of Amh-Shre.
Alex looked down at a passing scorpion. Hundred and three. To amuse himself, the young boy had taken up to playing "Count the Scorpion" or playing "Egyptian Trivia" in his head with the passing pyramids. He would have normally enjoyed the games (or maybe, just the game about Egypt) but this time was different. He was tired, hungry and thirsty; he was also bored, which is why the boy continued his games. Alex was tried of looking at sand and scorpions and was sure (for the moment) that he never wanted to see either again.
As darkness fell, the scorpions became less and less and the pyramids were all far behind them. Jennifer was sure Anubis was going to call a halt soon but she was wrong. Jennifer was vaguely aware of the sound of water; it was so vague, however, that Jennifer wasn't sure if it was real or if she was just imaging it.
Jennifer, however, was not imagining the sound. The desert travelers were nearing the Blue Nile and Anubis knew this. The God decided not to halt until they were nearer to the oasis; he had waited long enough to raise his army. The prisoners, however, would have to go before morning. If the prisoners were worried about spending the night in the desert again, they didn't have to worry anymore.
Far from where Anubis and his prisoners were traveling, Ardeth-Bay and the Medji were trying to remember the direction to Amh-Shre as well. It was Ardeth-Bay who remembered the Blue Nile, where he and the other desert travelers had almost lost their lives. And where his own falcon had lost his. Ardeth-Bay had Horus sitting on his fist right now, he didn't want to bird to fly away because it might 'get lost' in the desert and starve or get shot by a hunter or what not. Also, Horus might prove to be a great compass if he could find his master.
Once the Medji had decided to head straight to the Blue Nile, they were off. Ardeth-Bay commanded a few of his warriors to find the other leaders of the Medji and rally the "rest of the Medji". That way they had the chance that they might defeat Anubis's army, once it was raised.
Jennifer had given up all hope of escaping, at the moment at least. Jennifer, for the first time since she had met Anubis, felt discouraged and like there was no hope. She let her bound hands fall in her lap and kept her head bowed against the desert sun. She no longer felt the desire to escape.
Anubis was very pleased with himself. He was beginning to break Jennifer of her sprit and the courage in her eyes was beginning to die out. She would be no problem now; neither would the other prisoners once they neared Amh-Shre. Once they neared Amh-Shre, he would get rid of the prisoners; he wouldn't need them any more so why keep them around.
Evelyn noticed the change in Jennifer's attitude and realized that Rick, Alex and herself would soon lose their energy as well and then be at the mercy of Anubis.
As the prisoners traveled deeper into the desert, pyramids became more frequent. The pyramids were old and some were crumbling but most stood well preserved from the Ancient Times. The sun cast eerie yet beautiful shadows on the pyramids; Jennifer would have enjoyed the scenery but the beautiful, sacred pyramids were the last things on her mind at the moment. Jennifer was thinking.
The prisoners traveled through the seemingly endless desert for the remainder of the day. As the sun began to sink, Jennifer began to dread the night again like she had the night before. Maybe even more now because it was more then once in the past few hours that a camel shied away from a crawling scorpion or a scorpion scurried past. After hearing Alex's story about the Scorpion King, Jennifer figured that they were nearing the Blue Nile and the oasis of Amh-Shre.
Alex looked down at a passing scorpion. Hundred and three. To amuse himself, the young boy had taken up to playing "Count the Scorpion" or playing "Egyptian Trivia" in his head with the passing pyramids. He would have normally enjoyed the games (or maybe, just the game about Egypt) but this time was different. He was tired, hungry and thirsty; he was also bored, which is why the boy continued his games. Alex was tried of looking at sand and scorpions and was sure (for the moment) that he never wanted to see either again.
As darkness fell, the scorpions became less and less and the pyramids were all far behind them. Jennifer was sure Anubis was going to call a halt soon but she was wrong. Jennifer was vaguely aware of the sound of water; it was so vague, however, that Jennifer wasn't sure if it was real or if she was just imaging it.
Jennifer, however, was not imagining the sound. The desert travelers were nearing the Blue Nile and Anubis knew this. The God decided not to halt until they were nearer to the oasis; he had waited long enough to raise his army. The prisoners, however, would have to go before morning. If the prisoners were worried about spending the night in the desert again, they didn't have to worry anymore.