The Last Dynasty {Complete}

Chapter Twenty Three

(Stefmera's point of View)

I had decided to go see my father against my husbands order but had to see if he had been safe and secure at the Palace my husband had built for him and where I had once lived while that traitorous girl Naki had sat besides the pharaoh, As I walk into the beautiful palace I had once lived in in a beautiful chariot servants are nowhere to be found to greet me...I am slightly furious...but I climb down with help of some guards and walk through the gate of the palace that had been pushed open by the small force of guards surrounding me with their spears and shield...I walk into the Palace that is filled with silence and almost to torches are lit around ding the palace in darkness...A guard picks up a piece of wood on the floor and lights it easily and leads me down the hall towards my father's chamber...as we come to the chamber...every Servant and Maid inside the palace had been staring into the chamber with heavy eyes and bags under their eyes...something has happened that had made them sleepless..."your majesty!" A servant shouts bowing to me before the rest..."Your father has gone insane! After the News of the prince's  death he will not let us sleep and he will not sleep himself! No physician in Egypt can cure his insanity!" He says I wave them away all walk down the hall and I enter telling the guards to watch the door...as I enter I see my father is dressed in a robe covered in red wine his hands tremble as he screams for evil demons to leave him in peace...I straighten my back in respect as he teaches me but he only stares at me with hard eyes "How dare you Evil demons try to trick me with your power! By showing me my own daughter...I am the father in Law of Horus! I am the father in law of the son of Ra! I am the father in law of The living God of Egypt! How dare you!" He shouts...he leans against his bed eyes darting around the room.

"Father!" I say touching his arm and he instantly jumps back..."Away demon!" I shout "father it is me your daughter! The queen!" I shout he runs away from me like gazelle runs from a lion...he hides behind a pillar in his chamber "Away!" He shouts...a guard whom had been standing at the door peers inside "it everything alright your majesty" he says "yes" I say staring at him he removes himself from my business.

I grab my father shoulders as he tries to run from me "Calm yourself father it is me!" I shout be he does not listen...only escaping my grip by twisting my wrists and running to his bed...I scream in pain as if he had just broken my wrist and look towards my father whom had been crouched besides the bed...He had began to speak of Amenhotep "oh my grandson where are you! Show me the light of this world I suffer here and I grieve for a time of peace! Please my grandson show me the way!" He shouts he turns his head rapidly looking and I lean on the bed grabbing his shoulder.

"Father tell me why you go mad!" I shout but he doesn't listen he keeps calling for my recently past son, I feel my eyes water as I slap my father across the face "Awake from your madness father!" I shout...he is still for a moment before crying to the gods to save him...I finally grow tired and Sigh with tears in my eyes burning them...I sigh and call in the guards that surround my father "bring him into the dungeon He can never be cured" I say silently they bow to me and grab my father who screams "release me Demons!" He shouts as he is dragged away.

(Tuthmose's POV)

I had shut myself in my chambers My servants scatter across my chamber doing chores of cleaning and fixing thing...I stare at the Khopesh my father had given to me with hard eyes and the spear I had unfairly won, I turn my head when I am bowed to by Grand Vizier Muntuhotep whom had been wearing a beautiful kilt...he stares "his majesty has decided to eat away from his council in the great feast hall and wants you there your highness " he says I nod "alright" I nod he bows to me and dismisses himself I stand and servants begin to bath me...and a new kilt and golden Jewelry across my bed...they dry me and begin to dress me...I put on golden sandals and they slide Jewelry upon my arm...They shave and polish my head...I walk down the hall gold clicking together and my diadem decorating my head.

The two heavy door are open for me into the private feasting hall where my father sits alone Dancers and Musicians attempting to entertain his heavy nerve from all the Roman business...he had been drunk telling by the way he could barely hold his fork...he had been eating a steak silently he kept stabbing at it hissing angrily "Roman" every time the fork had sunk into the meat, I take my seat on a golden throne at the side of the table, Nefersara sits across from me smiling..."Father" I bow smiling...he looks to me hard eyes but his body look heavy upon his bones...he had bags under his eyes..."my son" he says uneasy...Food is placed before me and My wet nurse had only liked me with watered down wine so that is what is poured for me...I can't help but stare at Nefersara who had been playing with a wooden chariot...I turn my head to see My aunt enter wearing a flowing light blue dress she sits besides me smiling..."brother" she bows to him with a nod and he does reply only bring steak to his mouth rather easily.

My father groans and drinks a entire cup of wine with one large gulp he looks as if his suffering is finally healed by the wine.

But it comes right back in the blink of a eye.