Hi loves!
Here is the final chapter, a short and sweet epilogue.
I hope you enjoy it, and let me know what you've thought of the story!
Disclaimer: You all should know who I own by now, and who I don't :)
Epilogue
Dear Dad, Mom, Alex, and Uncle Jon,
I don't see you for a few months, and you fight ANOTHER mummy? Hopefully that's the last one for a while. I can't believe how much things have changed here. I never thought that I would be where I am today, married with an incredible husband and two beautiful children. I won't say it's been the easiest marriage, but I couldn't be happier.
Jasmine looked up from her letter, listening to the sounds of the camp around her. She smiled slightly, taking comfort from the familiar noise and bustle.
It was strange at the beginning. You know how I felt a bit like an outsider. Ardeth helped me to enter into the camp, and he helped the others to welcome me in. Now I feel like I belong here. During the wedding, I thought it would just me Mom and I preparing, but when so many of the women came to help, I nearly started crying.
Jasmine thought back to her wedding. It hadn't been a large, extravagant wedding. They had set up camp just outside Cairo, and Rick, Evie, Alex, and Jonathan had come. Jasmine's dress had been perfect. It was a simple white dress, with lace covering her shoulders. She had gone barefoot, and had only held a small bouquet of lotus flowers and jasmine. She had laughed when Evie had presented the bouquet to her when she saw her namesake, as had the other women. The wedding had taken place just before sunset, allowing for a beautiful setting as Jasmine and Ardeth promised themselves to each other. The celebration had lasted well into the night, and over the next day as well.
Alex, I hope you're doing alright. I'm expecting to meet your lady friend the next time we see each other, little brother. It's funny that you met your wife on a dig, just as I met my husband on one. Hamunaptra was the most important expedition of my life. I remember we thought it was nothing, but it turned out to be something that would change our lives. I wouldn't trade those moments for anything. Because of what happened, I found Ardeth, and Mom and Dad found each other.
"Mama!" Jasmine smiled brightly as she heard her daughter call. She looked up to see her little girl sitting on her brother's shoulders as he walked through the camp. "Come play with us!"
Safiya is calling me to come and play with her and Ammon. I still cannot believe how blessed my life has been.
Jasmine looked at her children again, her thirteen year old son, Ammon, and her five year old daughter, Safiya. Ammon was the spitting image of his father, with dark brown eyes and brown hair, while Safiya had her mother's eyes, and her father's hair. Ammon adored his baby sister, and had been beyond excited when she had been born, vowing as soon as he saw her to always take care of her.
I promise we will see each other soon. Ammon's fourteenth birthday is coming up, so hopefully you all can visit. Ardeth has begun training him to be the next chief, and I couldn't be prouder. Safiya is growing more every day. Is this how you felt with me, Dad? I just want time to stop so I can keep by babies close to me.
With all my love,
Jasmine
Jasmine put her pen down, and folded her letter. She felt a presence behind her, and smiled, leaning back into her husband.
"How is your family?" Ardeth asked, kissing her cheek. Jasmine laughed slightly, shaking her head.
"Alex went on a dig in China, and ended up opening a tomb that released a Chinese emperor." She replied.
"Trouble seems to find your family no matter what." Ardeth said in amusement, and Jasmine huffed.
"I'll have you know that I had nothing to do with the raising of an undead Chinese emperor, thank you very much." She retorted, standing from the small table she sat at. Ardeth smoothed her hair back, brushing her cheek gently.
"Mother, Father!" Ammon said with a smile, walking up to his parents with his sister still on his shoulders. Ardeth reached up, grabbing Safiya and swinging her down. The little girl let out a peal of laughter, hugging her father tightly.
"Have you been causing trouble, my flower?" Ardeth asked teasingly, and Safiya shook her head vehemently. Jasmine smiled at her husband. Since the day Safiya had been born, she had both her brother and her father wrapped around her finger, and Jasmine adored it.
"Will Grandma and Grandpa be visiting soon with Uncle Alex and Uncle Jon?" Ammon asked excitedly.
"I hope so. I think they'll try to make it for your birthday." Jasmine replied, and Ammon grinned widely. Jasmine looked up at Ardeth, who smiled down at her, and they kissed, contentment filling both as they relished in their happy life, together at last.
Well, it's finished.
I've had so much fun writing both Pharaoh's Daughter and The Medjai's Princess. I've loved the feedback, and I'm so happy that so many people enjoyed these stories. I know the ending was short, but I felt as if it fit.
If you were hoping for insight onto Ardeth and Jasmine's relationship, I am working on a one-shot series that encompasses almost all of my stories, so don't worry!
Also, the link for Jasmine's wedding dress is in my bio. I didn't want anything super flashy, since she would be getting married in the desert, but I wanted it to be elegant, since she is a reincarnated princess.
I will see you in the next life, Medjai, mummies, and princesses!
Love always,
Enchantress
