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Fate that has passed me by gives the dice to your young hand, but how the cast will fall I know not, nor shall I live to see, or so I believe." "Speak no such evil-omened words, my father," answered Rames tenderly, for these two loved each other.
"Surely," she said, "surely, my Foster-mother, you forget the promise of Amen, King of the Gods, which he made ere I was born, to Ahura who bore me, that I should find a royal lover, and that from his love and mine should spring many kings and princes, and that this being so, Rames must live." "Why must he live, Lady, seeing that even if he can be called royal, there are others?"
As the first glorious notes floated from her lips Rames rose from his seat, and stood staring at her entranced. On went the song, and on, as she had sung it in the banqueting hall of Pharaoh at Thebes, so she sang it in the chamber of Rames at Napata.
Have you also been taking lessons in statecraft in your spare hours, Rames, much as I have tried to learn something of the art of war?" Rames made no answer, only these two strange conspirators looked at each other and smiled. "Your Majesty is weary. I must leave your Majesty," he said presently.
"Not better than you, playmate Rames, if I may judge from your sword-play this night. So it seems that we both of us are in the way of becoming masters of our trades." "What am I to say to your Majesty? You have saved my life when it was forfeit " "As once you saved mine when it was forfeit, and at greater risk. Look at your hand, it will remind you. It was but tit for tat.
"Why did you think that, O my father, seeing that the great god, Amen, before I was born promised to protect me always, though it is true that had it not been for Rames " Now at the mention of this name Pharaoh was filled with rage. "Speak not of that wicked lad," he exclaimed, "now or ever more, for he shall be scourged till he dies!"
At it Amathel drank much of the sweet wine of Asi or Cyprus, commanding Rames, who stood behind him, to fill his cup again and again, though whether he did this because he was nearest to him, or to lower him to the rank of a butler, Tua did not know. At least, having no choice, Rames obeyed, though cup-filling was no fitting task for a Count of Egypt and an officer of Pharaoh's guard.
"Nay, Kaku," he answered, "I dare not. Let us live while we may, knowing what awaits us beyond the gate." "Aye," moaned Kaku, "beyond the Gate of the South, where we shall find Rames the Avenger, and that Beggar who is charged with a message for us."
She paused watching, while although here and there a voice answered "Yes" or "They must die," from the rest arose a murmur of dissent. For in their hearts the company were on the side of Rames and Pharaoh's guards.
Shouting to Tua: "Get on shore, get on shore!" he plunged past her and smote the huge reptile upon the head with the blade of his oar. It opened its hideous mouth, and he thrust the oar into it and held on. "Leave go," cried Tua, as she scrambled to land. But Rames would not leave go, for in his brave little heart he thought that if he did the crocodile would follow Tua and eat her.
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