It is night. Pharaoh and his queen are sleeping. Always they sleep together. Asiya feels Anmatre holding her. She also feels another Pharaoh moving inside her. Uneasily,she shifts in her sleep. But suddenly she cries out getting the whole palace awake. Every servants and guards goes infront of the chamber of their Pharaoh.
Pharaoh tries to hold his queen. But Asiya is coiling under his grip. She cries out at Anmatre,"Anmatre, please I am begging you to get the child out of me." Pharaoh does not know what he can do.He gets out of the chamber and cries for help. Sara, Nina and Asaar enter into the chamber.
Seeing the condition of their queen they help her. Nina and Sara fix their queen's hairs in a bun and give her some comfort by encouraging her. With their help, Anmatre and Aasar carry Asiya to the chamber of medicine.
They wait outside. Anmatre can not hold himself. He weeps. Because he is not allowed to enter into the medicine chamber. Aasar consoles him.
"They will be safe. Try to hold your tears. Let the time pass away. After that we and the egypt shall rejoice to welcome the new Pharaoh." He says.
Pharaoh knows that too. But he also knows the bitter truth. That never can he hold his child in his hands.Because he has his only hand.
He tells Aasar about that feeling. Aasar tries to console him but is stopped by the scream that comes from the medicine chamber. It is Asiya. She gives all her efforts to get the child out.
She calls Anmatre, her gods, her father, her mother: people who love her and bless her, who are important in her life. She also feels the pain that her mother felt when she gives birth to her and her two sisters. She also feels alone without her Pharaoh. Suddenly she hears the cries of a child and then all her tensions are relieved. Asiya now asks the physician about the child.
"Is she healthy? My lord!" She asks.
The physician replies, "Yes my queen. She is."
"Am I allowed to look at her?" She asks further.
"Of course, my queen. Now I am leaving her in your charge. You can feed her now."
She tells him, " My lord, Please give this news to Pharaoh."
"Of course my queen."
The physician goes to the Pharaoh. Anmatre is sitting on a bench with Aasar. They both stand when the Physician comes.
"The gods have just gifted you a princess.My pharaoh!" bowing before Anmatre, the physician gives him the good news.
"Am I allowed to see my princess and my queen?" Pharaoh asks the physician.
"Of course, my Pharaoh! You are allowed." Physician replies.
"But I also wish to see my niece." Aasar replies making puppy eyes.
"Of course you can, commander." Pharaoh's reply makes Aasar happy.
He says," I shall come after you, Anmatre."
Anmatre enters the chamber. There he finds Asiya holding their child.
He goes to her. She smiles happily at him.
"Look at her! Anmatre. She is like you." She tells him.
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The Queen of the Nile (completed)
Historical FictionAsiya, the daughter of the affluent Namni family got married to the pharaoh. But when she finds out she is not favored anymore, she fights for the most powerful man of the kingdom where he himself is her rival. And will she be able to win his love?
