Chapter 13
The funeral banquet rages on, and several of the nobles are already roaring drunk. I take a moment to slip outside and head out onto the balcony that overlooks Cairo. Father is already so far away now he's interred in the Valley of the Kings, but that doesn't matter. It isn't traditional for me to visit his tomb anyway, that's just advertising it to tomb robbers. Instead, I'll visit his mortuary temple built right here in Cairo. I may even decide to build my own next to his.
Throughout the city are spots of light where feasts and parties to celebrate my father's life are happening amongst the residents. It'll be a similar view throughout the empire. A tear rolls down my cheek and splashes against the railing as I take it in. On the one hand, it's wonderful to think that the wo
