Chapter 4: Last Goodnights
"It is your fault they are here!" Setpenkhamun said to his sister before bedtime.
"Fault? I am sure these men mean absolutely no harm."
"No harm?! They are here to ruin this kingdom!"
"Set, it already is ruined."
"What?!"
"You know that! I have helped establish most of this. It is too much for you to handle on your own! You have botched it once before. I beg you, my brother. Do not resist this chance of help now."
Her brother made a scene. "Are you insane?! How are you even talking to me?! Did you forget your place?!"
"What place? I am your sister! We are supposed to help each other! I have already helped you before, while you-"
"Helped me?!"
The princess whisper-shouted. "This kingdom would have been in ruins without my help!"
"Shhh! Be quiet! We don't want them to know! They already know a lot more than they are supposed to!"
"I am just saying that taking these men's help might be a good thing. You treated them with so much disrespect, it was very sad to even look at. They are no less royal than we are."
"Argh! You are worth nothing!"
She suddenly seemed sad. "How could you say this to me?"
"This conversation is ended!"
The princess sighed. "Goodnight, my brother." She gave him a quick hug.
"Don't touch me."
"I just wanted-"
"Leave!"
The good-looking woman gave her brother a last look – a mixture of shock and sadness – before leaving the halls, on the way to her bedroom.