Nefertiti ducked left and right and left again. She rolled across the mat
to avoid getting hit with the knife that came flying at her. She spun
herself in a circle and met blade with blade. "That's enough for one day, I
think." Her trainer, Anck-su-namun, told her.
"Anck-su-namun, just one more lesson, please?" The princess asked.
The trainer shook her head, "Not today. We've hit our maximum for the day. We'll train again tomorrow."
The princess gave a sigh, "Oh all right." And she left the room.
"She's doing quite well." Seti told the young girl, after his daughter left the room.
Anck-su-namun agreed, "Yes she is. But she is so determined. I'm afraid one of these days she might over do herself."
The pharaoh shrugged. "Its her way of dealing with the guilt she still feels over her cousin's death."
"Why? He died during the plague. No one could have prevented it."
"Before he died they had an argument. She still feels guilty about it."
Anck-su-namun shook her head, "But it was nearly a year ago. Its time for her to let go."
"Try telling her that." Seti said.
***
Jonathan made a noise that sounding encouraging. "You said she married a man named Akenaten right?"
"Yeah!" Evie called back. Jonathan was piling over some books in living room while Evie was searching more up on the high shelves. "Well I think maybe I've found something!"
Evie scurried down the latter and out of the library. "Read it."
Jonathan skimmed the pages, "All it says is that his father was Anen, his mother was Tiye, his wife was Nefertiti, and with Nefertiti he had six daughters."
"What are the daughter's names?" Evie asked.
"Meretaten, Meketaten, Setepentre, Nefernfrure, Tasherit, and Ankhesenpaaten."
"Well there are some more leads." Evie said as she scribbled down the names. "Anything else?"
Jonathan shook his head, "Only says that Akenaten went on some religious crusade, and that he had a secondary wife who gave him another daughter."
"Does it give her name?" Evie asked, hopefully.
Jonathan shook his head, "Afraid not."
Evie sighed and copied down the six names on another sheet of paper, "Here look for these in the books out here and I'll look for them in the books that are in the library."
Jonathan stared after his sister as she walked away, "She's crazy."
"Anck-su-namun, just one more lesson, please?" The princess asked.
The trainer shook her head, "Not today. We've hit our maximum for the day. We'll train again tomorrow."
The princess gave a sigh, "Oh all right." And she left the room.
"She's doing quite well." Seti told the young girl, after his daughter left the room.
Anck-su-namun agreed, "Yes she is. But she is so determined. I'm afraid one of these days she might over do herself."
The pharaoh shrugged. "Its her way of dealing with the guilt she still feels over her cousin's death."
"Why? He died during the plague. No one could have prevented it."
"Before he died they had an argument. She still feels guilty about it."
Anck-su-namun shook her head, "But it was nearly a year ago. Its time for her to let go."
"Try telling her that." Seti said.
***
Jonathan made a noise that sounding encouraging. "You said she married a man named Akenaten right?"
"Yeah!" Evie called back. Jonathan was piling over some books in living room while Evie was searching more up on the high shelves. "Well I think maybe I've found something!"
Evie scurried down the latter and out of the library. "Read it."
Jonathan skimmed the pages, "All it says is that his father was Anen, his mother was Tiye, his wife was Nefertiti, and with Nefertiti he had six daughters."
"What are the daughter's names?" Evie asked.
"Meretaten, Meketaten, Setepentre, Nefernfrure, Tasherit, and Ankhesenpaaten."
"Well there are some more leads." Evie said as she scribbled down the names. "Anything else?"
Jonathan shook his head, "Only says that Akenaten went on some religious crusade, and that he had a secondary wife who gave him another daughter."
"Does it give her name?" Evie asked, hopefully.
Jonathan shook his head, "Afraid not."
Evie sighed and copied down the six names on another sheet of paper, "Here look for these in the books out here and I'll look for them in the books that are in the library."
Jonathan stared after his sister as she walked away, "She's crazy."