Gods have come and gone. Each of them was sent by Ra for the express purpose of persuading me to return to Karnak and his control. Most of the time, I"d managed to avoid them completely, but in some cases, they"d found me and tried to command me to return. That had gotten them an earful. I wasn"t going to be beholden to anyone ever again, especially not Ra. I transformed myself into a graceful lioness. If I felt like grandstanding, I"d say it was because I was ferocious and untameable, but in reality, it was mostly because no one around here would dare approach a lion on their own. A group of people big enough to take on a lion would be easy for me to hear coming and get away from. Which made it the perfect disguise to be roaming around in. The sun beat down on my golden coat, warming

