Nefertiti stretched out on her long bed. She had just returned from yet another family tragedy. Thuthmosis had just died. He had been killed by the plague that had flooded through the country. Sitamun's future husband had also been killed by the plague.

It had been two years since her family had last been together, two years since her mother's death as well. Seti sat down on the bed and rubbed his daughter's back, "I'm sorry."

Nefertiti made a muffled sound, "Its all right. I was never that close to Thuthmosis anyway."

Seti knew that Nefertiti had hated her cousin very much. "I know. But I know you, daughter, and I know you are feeling guilty because of the last time you spoke to your cousin."

Nefertiti buried her face in her red, silk pillow. Leave to her father to find the main source of the problem. She fought back the tears, "He should never have insulted Mother."

Seti continued to rub her back. When she was a child it used to send her sleeping. Now, he wasn't sure what it did. "I know Child."

Nefertiti flopped over on to her back and stared up at her father, "I just….I just….I just feel so guilty."

Seti made a hand signal at a nearby servant to get some wine. "Nefertiti, what did your mother always say about guilt?"

Nefertiti sighed, "Never feel guilty, no matter what you've done, because it will destroy you."

"Yes, and do you know why she always said it."

"Because she'd seen it happen."

"Yes."

Nefertiti closed her eyes, "I just can't help it."

"Cousin, your mother was very right. Guilt will destroy you." Akenaten interrupted, coming into the door.

Nefertiti raised her head slightly to look at him before flopping it back down, "And what would you know about it?"

Akenaten shrugged, "Guilt destroyed my father's second wife."

Nefertiti made a rude sounding noise, making it perfectly clear what she thought about that. "Are you sure it was guilt?"

Akenaten made his own rude sounding noise, "Are you sure it wasn't?"

Nefertiti sighed, "Just leave me alone."

***

Evelyn tore apart the library looking for any more references to Nefertiti. She could find nothing. Not a thing. "Oh! Nefertiti where are you?"

She tore through some more books. Egyptian Pharaohs, The Pyramids, Egyptian Priests, etc. Title after title revealed nothing to her. "I WILL find out what happened to you. To me. I promise."

"Evie?" Jonathan asked from the library door. "Evie what are you doing?"

Evie leafed through another book before putting it back on the shelf, "Don't mention this to Rick. Please?"

"Your looking for information on her aren't you? On Nefertiti?"

"Jonathan promise me you won't breathe a word of this to my husband!?"

"Oh no you don't. Rick will skin me alive if he knows I knew about this and didn't tell him."

Evie glared at her brother, "Jonathan, Rick took Alex to the country for a few days. If you won't help please promise me you won't say anything."

"I won't promise you that I won't tell Rick. But I will promise that I will help you."

"You will?"

"Well, of course I will. You are my sister. Just so long as I don't get chased by mummies."

Evie kissed her brother's cheek, "Oh thank you Jonathan!"