Kindness

Carter waved as Zia and Horus joined him at the back of the place. The sun was almost set so they wouldn't have any problems with the heat. The three took a wagon until they got to the nile where Carter's cart of food was waiting for him with a few more guards but not enough to draw attention. Carter smiled at his companions and waved at his other guards who smiled. They had been helping Carter feed the poor for a very long time. Carter had started all this when he had just turned 7 years old. His father had let him after he had cried over a little girl who had asked him for food in the market one day.

Carter couldn't stand to see his people suffering, it made him ill. So when they joined up with the food cart he turned to Zia and Horus.

"Alright you to let's get to work. Zia you pass out food to the older people, they take better to kind looking girls. Horus you help me with the families. The rest of the men will help unload and pass out food to everyone else. When we run out another should be here by then and we'll head back when night falls." Carter said smiling at them as the guards already set out to work.

Zia nodded quickly going to where she was assigned without complaint.

Horus nodded slowly as he listened to what the pharaoh asked him. When he was done ordering him around he got up and pulled out the sack of food and handed it out to the families. He smiled kindly at them as he thought of how if it wasn't honestly for Carter these people would result to thieving to get the necessary food for them to live the meager lives. Honestly it would be easier if he could just killed them all.

However he supposed that it would lead to an uprising if Carter did that and he didn't think the boy King would be able to do that being raised in peace.

Cater worked long and hard until long into the night, it was only when Zia pulled him aside did he finally agree that he had to stop for today and ordered the workers to tell the families and people that their would be no more food tonight. Much to Carter's hardship the line of neverending hungry mouths was killing him. He wished he could do more and thinking about the people going home without food made his gut hurt.

Carter went over to his new guard Horus and held out a wineskin to him with a shy smile.

"You've earned this." He said softly. "You worked really hard today."

Horus looked at Carter as he handed the assassin the wine skin. Sweat gleamed off his body from the hard never ending work of feeding the hungry people of Egypt. He took the wine skin as he drank from it finally quenching his thirst that he'd been dealing with for a few hours now.

"Thank you your grace that was very kind of you to do..." He said slowly with a small fake smile.

Carter smiled and sat beside his new guard. His hair was messy but Carter almost seemed to glow with the accomplishment of helping his people to the best of his ability. He was happy and sitting next to Hours made his heart beat just a little faster. To Carter the man was beautiful and so strong looking.

"You've earned it there is no reason to thank me. The people owe you kindness Horus." Carter beamed.

Horus looked at Carter slowly. This boy was truly something he'd never experienced before. He was either completely oblivious to the evils that he could have faced tonight or he was incredibly stupid. Horus couldn't figure out which one that was.

Perhaps it was because of the overwhelming amount of kindness that Carter was being towards him. Horus had never been kind to many people and he most certainly hadn't had anyone be kind to him. Kindness got people killed. "I was simply doing my task my lord. We should head back. Before the sun rises. "

Carter nodded yawning and slowly going to his feet only to sway for a moment.

"Carter, are you alright?" Zia asked from a few paces away.

Carter smiled, Zia rarely used his name but when he went undercover like this he did it so he would seem more normal and people wouldn't just jump to the fact that he was the Pharaoh. Carter waved it off but the truth was he was tired. He was tried of fearing for his life, and never having a moment where he could not worry about someone trying to kill him, or worse. He looked at his new guard and paused when he saw how Horus was studying him and it made Carter blush lightly and look away.

"Come, its only a little way to the horses and then we can make our way back to the palace."

"I do not think it would be wise to ride a horse while you are this tired. You can ride with me my lord." He said slowly as he looked at him with a worried look that he'd learned early on to fake.

"Come..." Horus said, pulling Carter up onto his chariot. Then easily mounted the chariot holding him tightly to his chest.

I waited for Zia to mount hers the other guards taking off behind Horus and Carter. Carter flushed brightly but being off his feet felt good, and he rested his head against Horus. It was nice not to have to walk back even if he did feel bad that some of his men were going to have to walk all the way back without a horse or a strong man to help them do it.

"Thank you my friend." Carter said.

Horus looked at him with a small smile as he kept the horses going at a steady pace. "I'm merely doing my job my lord. Besides, it's not uncommon for lords to do this..." He said, he didn't shift as he felt the king rest his head on him.

He was more tired than he let on. When they got there Carter was sleeping hard against him. Horus picked him up and quietly went to his chambers depositing him gently on his soft bed full of goose down, pulling the cover over Carter. After taking his sandals and bracelets, and chest plate off.

Carter stirred his eyes resting on Horus as he fought his sleep. It was embarrassing being taken care of so thoroughly. Although Horus was treating him like a child and to Carter's anoence, he liked it. He liked having someone worry about him.

"Thank you. ...Horus." Carter mumbled.

Horus smiled softly at him, he had to admit that he looked pretty cute half asleep like he was.

"It is my pleasure my lord, do you need help with anything? Shall I fetch the servants for you?" He asked Carter.

Carter shook his head.

"No, but thank you for your kindness. Your a good guard."

Horus smiled softly at him. Ok no the boy king was way too cute for his own good. Horus shook his head as he backed away trying to clear his dirty thoughts of what he wanted to do to the king and walked away. "Good night lord pharaoh." He said slowly as he closed his door pushing his feelings down.

Kindness only got people killed.

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