The Last Dynasty {Complete}

Chapter sixteen

After the ceremony funeral procession I had changed from a gentle pharaoh to one that will bring a violent justice if required...The gods guide me through what is wrong and what is right, I became more likable to my people and more more handsome to the women that have many times attempt to attract my attention...but they have much competition A beautiful girl named Asetmut who is a beautiful Greek women had found herself in court she was only nineteen And Lord Rameses sister who barely comes to court only it Rameses drags her there...she was full greek since Rameses was her half brother and half Egyptian like me...Asetmut in serious as she bows to me with her brother "your majesty" they mutter silently bowing to me, With my chin up and my false beard perfectly fitted on my chin I smile.

"Pleasure to meet you lady Asetmut" I say and the look in Stefmera's eye had shown jealously...Asetmut's hair was blonde and to her waist plus her blue eyes look like the Nile River...she was tall  only one head above Lord Rameses...she had taken Egyptian attire by putting kohl around her eyes and wearing a long linen dress since I favor women that wear linen dresses to court...she steps into the crowd my eye still on her as More women and men present themselves to me...my palms begin to sweat as I hold the crook and flail in my hand for hours listening to people's troubles and troubles out in my land...tomorrow I would be leaving to fight the Hittites so many, many people come to me to tell me of the very important troubles.

"Hittites have raided and burned down another gold mine your majesty" a Nubian spy says sweating from the run he had taken to come here, "They are coming closer here" I say a eyebrow raised...he nods "yes your majesty" he says...I sigh angrily "We'll have to rebuild the mines burnt down, the Hittites will learn that there is a pharaoh on the throne now" I hiss...General may nods in agreement and I stand..."Lord Rameses" I mutter "tell me why do you and your sister come to court?"I ask he bows to me as he steps out of the crowd "We come because she desires to be the chamber chief maid for Princess Mat" he says Mat doesn't flinch but leans back on her throne with a smile.

I stand and step down and hand my crook and flail to a  servant and walk around examining every curve and flaw she has, but I don't find much flaw on her I look toward mat that nods "I grant it" I say and she bows "thank you your majesty". Amenhotep that sits besides Stefmera's throne on a soft cushion stares...he confused as his mother gives Asetmut a look of jealousy, anger and fear...she feared she would lose her place as the great Royal wife.

I step up back to my throne and point to lord Rameses "You shall be rewarded" I say he looks confused but he bows to me, "thank you your majesty" he mutters...Tuthmose enters the throne room with a smile as if he were seven once again...he bows to me and I open my arms to receive a hug...he runs to me and hugs me his slim arms around my waist, he was eight but he was short and growing taller just like I had as a child. I chuckle as I lift his slim body easily even though I am told to stop lifting him by my mother.

I don't listen.

After we finish in the audience room, Tuthmose answers some of the questions wisely but is short the true solution to it, I enter my chamber my body aches from sitting with a straighten back and my arms crossed on my golden throne solving problems and announcing meetings...I sit on my desk Muntuhotep begins to stack paper before my eyes "much work to do your majesty, that break you had taken had brought you two weeks of work...you must put a solution for the sudden floods happening across Alexandria and pass some laws Lord Rameses had brought up even lifting the curfews" he says my eyes look into Muntuhotep's who is grinning with the pleasure of my frustration I don't take time to take reed from a wooden cup I had self carved out of boredom on my desk with my seal in it I began to write already in a head of pain since I had become stressed.

(Asetmut's POV)

I'd been talking with the princess who smiled as she began to gossip about our pharaoh and her brother, "he is in love with you" She snickers "of course not your highness I am his cousin his first blood cousin" I say...quickly her smile turns into a frown..."He doesn't care about that Asetmut, and I told you not to call me your highness...you call me Mat okay" she says "he took our teenage cousin Khentiba after her father died as a wife, what makes you thing he will not take you? He doesn't truly trust Her majesty he learned not to after Naki went into her tomb" she says..."Now he's about to fight the Hittites, he will have her majesty in his bed for the night" I say with a cold jerk of my head..."I understand that, but now it's time you unbraid my hair and ready me for bed, I'm exhausted" she say smiling as if she were waiting for something to happen.

It had been a cold night the pharaoh had disappeared into his chambers and Mat could not stop her stream of gossip that began to annoy me, A messenger enters the chamber his eyes looking across the room rather impatiently at everyone..."what do you want?" Princess Mat says as she removed the kohl from her eyes slowly, "Lady Asetmut has been summoned to the pharaoh's chambers your highness" he says bowing to her, "I approve of the summon" she says with a smile as the words leave her lips I am sure my Ba had left my body.

He stands "dismissed" she says and he backs out as fast as possible...she takes my hand "good luck" she smiles... I walk out of the princess chamber with legs stuff and hard to walk with