Chapter 21: Spreading like wildfire
Dedyet watched Ramses leaving. Once he was gone, she got out of bed herself, taking a look at the trail of clothes that was lying on the ground. She walked to the center of the room to pick up her dress (how did it get there?) when something unexpected suddenly happened: The door was opening!
Dedyet gasped and hid her private parts, seeing that it was not Ramses who stood in front of her. It was a thin woman, not that much older than Dedyet was herself.
The woman's eyes were widening. Obviously, she had not expected to see an unclothed woman in the prince's bedroom.
"Err… Hi," Dedyet greeted, blushing.
"Who are you and what are you doing in my brother's room?!"
Brother? "Oh, uh, I am Dedyet. We have spent the night together…"
"Are you a concubine?"
"No."
"Ew! A servant?"
"No."
"Oh my gods! Please don't tell me he slept with a slave!"
"He didn't."
After staring at Dedyet another time in a very critical way, the young woman closed the door and left.
"Tut!" Neferia called out, seeing her younger brother making his way to the dining room.
He turned around. "What is it?"
"There's a naked woman in Ramses' room! Her name is Dedyet."
"Seriously?!"
"Yes!"
"Can I see her?"
Neferia slapped her brother's cheek and then made her way downstairs. Talking to Tut proved to be completely senseless, once again.
The youngest prince stood there in confusion, wondering if he should casually walk up to Ramses room and opened the door to-
His thoughts were interrupted by his older (and Ramses' younger) brother, who was suddenly standing in front of him. "We are eating!" He said angrily. "What are you still doing here?! Mother is already losing her mind!"
"There's a naked woman in Ramses' room, Neferia told me!"
"What?!"
"Her name is Dedyet. Do you think she is hot?"
He smirked. "This is soooooo forbidden. I'll tell Mother and Father."
"What? Why?"
"To make Ramses look bad. Now come downstairs."
"Oh, okay… Are you really sure we shouldn't check the room to-"
"NO!"