Prince Teremun had been dedicated to the dark god Anubis from the day of his birth. It hadn’t been required that he remain virgin, but it was his choice. When Khentemsemet had arrived at the Pharaoh’s city to take up duties as high priest, he’d desired the prince, and had grown irritated when the prince would not fall in with his plans.
So Khentemsemet had altered those plans. He’d gone to see his old friend Amenhotep, a sorcerer who had his own quarrel with the royal family. The old pharaoh, who’d decided to forswear the gods of Egypt for a single god, had driven Amenhotep out of Egypt. The sorcerer had been more than willing to bring about the debasement of anyone that was of Akhenaten’s getting.
When the pearls were ready, Khentemsemet travelled to the sorcerer’s home to obtain them,
