The Last Dynasty {Complete}

Chapter Ten

I enter my throne room, of course I am dressed in a robe of linen since the morning was extremely hot, My ostrich feathered fans cool me but my fifty overseers of construction sweat harshly even though they are shielded from the harsh burning sun.

They bow to me eyes closed and sweat dripping from their faces, they whip the sweat with a cloth as they rise, "I trust you with Construction" I begin angrily..."But now it's time I give you all my trust" I say and they all sigh as they no longer fear for their lives "we all know Egypt is being savaged by riots and now they've kidnapped lord Imhotep and the taxes, sadly the kidnappers and thieves will not live but I will give my people what they demand...a home"I mutter.

They all raise a confused eyebrow, "how will you do that your majesty" a young Greek man says silently clutching wooden staff...I stare at him "good question young lord, I plan to build a city...a city that my people will in for centuries to come, and I will name it after my sister, sister of the pharaoh, princess of Egypt and royal blood, Mat princess of  Egypt" I say with pride...Muntuhotep stand besides my throne silently..."hail the to be golden city of Mat!" He shouts and the overseers agree with his sudden statement "Hail the golden city of Mat!"they chant.

"Come up with a plan of strength, come up with a plan that will make my people cry at its beauty and put a temple to Amun to shadow the city so my people will put my people in awe as they know Amun watches over them, but I want a palace as well, one grand and beautiful" I say as I stand in front of a old ancient man who had the traditional bronze skin of a Egyptian..."Because I tend to put the princess there to live in luxury" I mutter.

"Yes your majesty" they all bow to me, "as you wish".

After they all are dismissed from my throne room I seat myself on my throne listening as blind musicians plays for me...I frown easily when My father enters my chamber bowing to me lowly..."your majesty" he bows to me..."Our thieves have been found...we also found Imhotep's corpse floating in the Nile throat cut open and a dagger to the eye...what should we do with these murderers?" I ask silently,"I say they should be executed of course publicly and finely mummified and put a goat skin on their mummies..."Damn them your majesty?!" My father shouts.

"They've killed your brother father" I mutter "my uncle tax collector freshly to be a vizier if he did much good work" he says..."He was the only reason I lowered the tax for my people" I hiss..."if I may not forget that" he says with his eyes lowered "send a message to lady Hatsheptah tell her to wear Mourning attire for my arrival" I mutter "I will be searching for something" I say towards my father staring into his eyes "yes your majesty" my father says backing away in a low bow.

I stand from my throne and walk towards my audience chamber where my court awaits me, "My Lords Imhotep is dead" I say as I slowly sit upon my golden throne, the courts look to the ground "but do not worry, his murderers have been caught and are to be executed when Amun-re crosses the sky tomorrow morning"I say silently..."But as my uncle he had offered me a wife, his daughter...my father will examine her before When Amun-Ra is in the center of the beautiful sky" I say smiling.

The court nod in agreement, "I will announce a meeting with my Viziers and overseers of construction in the afternoon during my meal" I say silently they all bow "yes your majesty" they mutter.

Mat's POV

I had horrifyingly watched as blood ran down Naki's legs...she of course was screaming in pain and weeping as my mother and ancient looking midwives attempt to get her to her chamber to birth the possibly miscarried child, I bite my lip as we reach her chamber a trail of blood is left across the palace that servants hurry to clean..."we of course had no time to get the to the villa where she would give birth...she screams as the physician lord  Panhesy stands by with a frown wrinkling his rather young handsome face.

"Receive the birth stool"he mutters to his female assistant she nods and runs through the halls passed me, I of course panic as my mother calls my name "Mat!"She shouts "help me keep her steady"she says, I don't groan since that isn't a princess place but my mother has more power over me, I hold Naki's arm with all my strength as her legs of course weaken...The female assistant comes back with the birth stool...Placing on the ground, Naki had climbed a top of it as Lord Panhesy had made a potion to dim her pain.

Blood hits the floor as a midwife lifts her dress to look how far the pregnancy was going, I don't feel comfortable in this state of learning of pregnancy and how painful it is, her body sudden jumps and even more blood hits the floor and getting into my beautiful sandals..."Your majesty!"Lord Panhesy shouts as he looks with the Midwife "Stop pushing the child is stuck" he says...she takes a deep breath trembling with fear and pain.

"We must pull it?" The midwife asks Panhesy, "yes it is stuck by its shoulders" he says, He reaches under her dress and makes a pulling motion softly the midwife looked towards Naki's closed eyes with Kohl staining her tears black. "Your majesty you must aid us and push" she says in the cold silent moment Naki's face had wrinkled as she began to push.

I closed my eyes as wailing Had cut off my hard straight line of thoughts, Naki had fainted but still alive and breathing, a midwife takes her other arm from me and I groan in disgust as blood sticks to the bottom of my feet and stains my dress Lord Panhesy cuts the cord connected to the baby's belly button. Still weeping loudly and well alive...I hadn't been miscarried...and it was a live possibly healthy baby boy...and resembled my father more then my brother, I fear that this is not my nephew, but my new baby brother.

The baby is covered in cold blood, A beautiful young women had opened the door...she was his wet nurse and was to do everything for him...She was to breastfeed him and do things desire not to know" I sigh...My mother frowns the frown she makes when she knows something, something she has been forced to hide.

I stared at her for a moment before leaving, I wall down the hall into my chamber where Ankhy sits on her stool silently, "Can you keep a secret" I say as she bows to me and stares down my dirty clothing, "oh course your highness" she says as she begins to remove my dress and sandals from my feet..."I believe Pharaoh's second son is not his own" I say silently..."the child does not resemble him! It resembles my father!" I shout but still not trying to be heard by anyone.

"What makes you think that Your highness?" Ankhy says as she prepares my bath, "the child eyes are very light brown and Naki and Seti's had dark brown father only has light brown...the young boy is pale as father and his face is only of father" I hiss angrily..."Well, you must tell his Majesty"she says silently.

"He will think I'm lying Ankhy, I don't have the courage" I mutter angrily.

"I don't even have the courage to bore children either" I mutter lowering my eyes and Ankhy leads me to my bath silently..."I know how you feel" she mutters.

"I don't have the courage Either"