Smoke and Mirrors
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Power
Manipulation
Betrayal
In a city where it's rulers are despised for being Greek. One soon to be pharaoh vows to change the tide.
For years now cleopatra has dreamed of ruling Alexandria.
It is her birthright to ascend the throne, one she had been tirelessly training for for years now.
But with those she loved being slowly ripped form her can she have both her country and her family?
With forces close to home and across the ocean pressing in on her time is running out.
Julius Caesar's tyrannous reign on Rome has created a rival superpower for Alexandria, one Cleopatra must be wary of.
But it is the tyrants close to home that she must truly keep her eye on. No one can be trusted not even those she holds dear.
The high priests close in on her every move waiting for an opportunity to make a pawn of her brother in order to stake claim to the throne.
A game of chess ensues and she must keep all her wits about her or face loosing Alexandria and her family for ever.
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