Pharaoh's Queen {HIATUS}

110: "Big Brother - The Third"

"Mother?" Naeem tapped Kiya repeatedly on her shoulder.

"Hmm..." She grumbled under her breath as she turned around in the bed.

Mother I am leaving out ."

"What?" She asked slurred.

"I am leaving out. You ended up falling asleep here. It is morning now."

"Really?" She rubbed her eyes wearily.

"I just wanted to tell you. You can sleep here until you are rested."

"Have a good dear..." Her voice faded slowly back into her sleeping state.

Naeem left the room quietly and headed down the hall.

"Rashidah! " He called out to his brother who was hastily going in the opposite direction from him.

"Yes? " He replied with his back still turned.

" Where are you going? "

" I have training at this time. "

" I know Rashidah. Are not coming with me? "

"I thought I should go back to my own training with Safiyah. Also she likes it when I am with her. Thank you for the change yesterday but I will be going back. "

"Rash-"

"Have a good day big brother, " Rashidah cut in before he ran off.

"Thank you?" Naeem's words trailed off as he watched his brother disappear.

He dragged himself slowly down the hallway and then to Zaire who was waiting on him.

"My Prince welcome," he greeted. " Is the young-"

"Rashidah will not be coming back, " Naeem quickly interjected.

"I see. Then shall we begin? "

" When ever you are ready so am I, " Naeem exhaled. " I suppose this is what mother meant by misunderstandings, " He grumbled to himself.

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"Are you here for my support? "

"I am here for my regular training. " Rashidah answered his sister blandly.

"What is the matter Rashidah? What is with your tone? "

"Nothing."

"Did you talk to mother? "

Rashidah looked at his sister before pulling  her aside.

"I wanted to and I was going to her when I passed big brother's room and realized she was with him. He was talking about what happened. "

"Was he upset? "

"He was more sad than upset about it. Just as you said yesterday he really thought my praising was me feeing sorry for him. "

" Did he say those words? "

"He said because of his situation he can not keep up with us and he does not feel much like the older one. "

"But he knows that you would never lie like that to him. Right? "

" Mother asked him question and he knows. "