It had been 7 years since she was born and Myetum was living in the palace with her mother. She knew of her past and of the secret she must forever hold in her heart. Occasionally she would talk to her father, brother and friend, the very one who helped her parents in their time of need, Nemal. The only ones who knew of the secret were Nefertiri, Meekel, Nemal, Kafre', Kushu, and Myetum.

At the moment Myetum was up in her room playing with her dolls. She was forbidden to go downstairs for the night; her mom was busy with something.

A few hours after the sun set a voice was heard calling her name.

"Myetum, my child, please come here." Nefertiri called.

Myetum got up and walked into her mother's room.

"Yes mother?" she asked looking at her mom lying on the bed, exhausted. "Did you win?"

"No my dear child I did not, I lost to Anck-su-namun."

"Oh, what happens next?" she asked walking towards her mother.

"She becomes my new step-mother, and I'm fearful for your safety."

"But why, I am with you, no one can hurt me." she was now sitting on the bed next to her mom, who was now sitting up and playing with her daughter's hair.

"I know you are with me, but all of Egypt thinks you are a child I found; nobody knows you are my actual blood child."

"daddy knows."

"well, yes that is true, but if the rest of Egypt were to know that a child half-royalty and half-medjai was alive, let alone two, the people who committed such a sin are to be put to death."

"why must you worry mother? Anck-su-namun knows not the truth."

"I know, but I fear someone close to her does."

"fear not. You must now sleep you have had a busy night."

"yes, I suppose you are right, goodnight my daughter, may the gods protect you through the night."

"as you." The two hugged and kissed as Myetum turned and left.

That night Myetum was fast asleep and Nefertiri had changed into better clothing and was out on her balcony witnessing a horrible sight. Anck-su-namun was kissing Imhotep, her father's high priest. Disgust filling her gut, Nefertiri looked away, but looked up once more when she heard her father arriving down below.

He walked up the steps and to the door of Anck's room. As this was happening, Imhotep fled and hid.

The next thing Nefertiri knew her father was being stabbed repeatedly by Imhotep and Anck.

"medjai!" she screamed to the men below. "my father needs you" they turned and ran toward Anck's room. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see her love, Meekel and friend, Nemal. She became so frightened that they would not make it in time Nefertiri reached out and fell over the balcony.

Upon hearing her mothers scream to the medjai, Myetum awoken and ran to her mother's room to see what all the fuss was about. As she entered she saw her mother was at the balcony, so she walked over to her side. As she got closer her walk became a run as she realized her mother was falling over.

The second Nefertiri fell Myetum had grabbed her by the ankle and hung on to the balcony. Praying it she could hold on to both her mother and it.

As Nefertiri fell and was caught, her head accidentally hit the stone wall, knocking her unconscious. Finding her strength, Myetum called for help. "help! Help! Kushu come help!"

Hearing his niece in distress Kushu followed the voice to his niece and helped her get herself and her mother back up.

In Anck's room:

Imhotep had fled and Anck-su-namun had stabbed herself. The medjai stood in total shock as their pharaoh lay dead before them. Because they were in complete shock, not one of them heard the trespasser behind them until it was too late. A follower of Imhotep killed 4 medjai standing there and fled before the others could see his face or catch him.

It had been 3 days and Nefertiri was still out cold, she would have been dead hadn't been for the bravery of her daughter. At the moment Myetum lay asleep next to her mother's body, tear streaks staining her cheeks. Kushu was now pharaoh and did all he could to help out with his father's death.

Myetum awoke at noon when her mother's form began to move. As Nefertiri awoke she held her head and moaned, praying that the last thing she saw had only been a dream, but she felt it was all real when she saw her distraught daughter looking at her, then embracing her.

"Kushu, Kushu, come forth, mother has awaken." Myetum yelled as soon as she pulled away from her mother.

Kushu entered the room and embraced his sister. After a while Kushu asked Myetum to leave the room for awhile, only now realizing she was hungry, she agreed and went to fetch something to eat.

"my sister I have horrible news, news you will not take lightly."

"tell me" she spoke now lying back down as dizziness flooded into her head.

"father is dead, as is others"

"others? what others?" she spoke with tears in her eyes now realizing it had all happened.

"Anck committed suicide, Imhotep got away and a man hiding has murdered 4 of our medjai."

Hearing 4 medjai had died Nefertiri sat up, despite the dizziness and looked at her brother with fear in her eyes.

well? what do you think? please let me know, i've got about 3-4 more chapters ahead and your reviews decide if i continue them or not.