“She is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,” Sokar tells the men who surround him. “She is gleaming white with masts of pure crystal, and gold rings as brilliant as a summer sunrise.”
Amony is impatient and dismisses Sokar"s poetic wanderings. “Yes, yes. We know she is a magnificent vessel. But what did you find out about her engine, her power source? What kind of control tower does she have?”
Amony"s complete change of face, from loyal friend of Sechmet to a desperate and aggressive enemy unnerves Sokar, as do the stern faces of the other men, all cronies of Amony who have also betrayed their allegiance to Sechmet. Years of suppressed ambition have taken their toll and the men want to get their hands on the riches and power the Moon Singer promises before the other citizens are a
