Across The Desert

Seventeen year-old Aurera Dsjot-khons is your typical Egyptian peasant, staying out of trouble, and sight, while she works in her family's fields.
Twenty-eight year-old Menenba Neb-er-tcher is the newest pharaoh of Egypt, the great ruler of a powerful empire.
As the tradition, Menenba calls all Egyptian women between the ages of Sixteen and Twenty to his palace in Nasuthis, to compete for his hand, and a chance to better their own lives.
Aurera doesn't want to be noticed, doesn't want him, doesn't want any of it. All she wants is to return to her home.
Menenba couldn't care less about this contest. His massive kingdom in on the brink of war, and any misstep could tip it into a bloody civil war.
Through their indifference, they find understanding. Through their understanding, they form friendship. Will their friendship become love? And at what cost?

**This is in no way intended to represent actual events or happenings from history**