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A/N: I did it I wrote another chapter! YAY ME! This one is from Radames POV, I hope you like!
The place that the Nubian king had set up for us in the palace was fantastic. I had prayed that I would see her, but I didn't expect to see her in the way that I did. She was the princess, it made sense of course, but why hadn't she told me?
"Radames?" Amneris approached me tentatively. I knew that she knew about Aida and I, she had told me on our wedding night that she knew I didn't love her. I never corrected her, even though she was horribly mistaken "She couldn't have told us you know. We would have had to turned her over to your father, and he would have had her killed."
"I know." I whispered, "But now? She's going marry Mereb. How could she?" I shook my head.
"You married me." Suddenly I felt a pang of guilt. Of course, Aida couldn't refuse Mereb anymore than I could have refused Amneris. It made sense now. Suddenly we heard a knock on our door.
"Enter." I said in my most authoritative Pharaoh tone, I had learned it by watching Amneris' father. A Numbian man bowed and said,
"The Minister Mereb wished to see you, your highnesses." I smiled, I had spoken briefly to Mereb but I was looking forward to catching up, although now I wasn't so sure.
"Oh, send Mereb in!" Amneris practically squealed. She was thrilled that he had risen so high in his native land. She had always felt he deserved to rise that high in Egypt.
"Yes, please." I sighed. Mereb entered humbling himself before us.
"My former masters, I am now and always will be your humble slave." He sank to the floor his eyes downcast. I shook my head and laughed.
"Mereb, old friend, do not bow to us, we don't deserve it!" He laughed and stood. We embraced, it was almost as if we were reuniting from years ago after one of my battles.
"Princess, I mean, Queen Amneris, always the most beautiful woman to ever live." Amneris smiled.
"Mereb the flatterer. It's good to see you again."
"I'm glad you two are here of course, but Radames, I bring a message for you." I stopped, of course, she couldn't come to our private quarters. "Perhaps we should go out into the Courtyard for me to deliver it."
"No Mereb," Amneris stopped him, "I know. Her message needn't be kept a secret from me." Once again guilt spun through me. She bore it all with such grace, I've never understood how she did it.
"There is a place by the river a short walk from here," Mereb began, "Actually it is the place where you captured her." He breathed slowly, "She's waiting for you there. She wants to speak to you about something. And Amneris," he paused, "She says she will see you tomorrow, the women eat their morning meal together and she expects you to be there and she will speak privately with you after. It was good to see you both again." And then he left us, of course Aida would want to meet where we first met. It made perfect sense. And so I left with silent hope for my Aida.
