The lush banks of Elephantine rose up from the middle of the Nile as we approached, with the sandstone temple peeking out from between the greenery. It was a majestic sight, and one I welcomed.
And not just because it meant I didn"t have to return to Karnak any time soon. I"d be able to stay safe and out of Ra"s way on this tiny island in the middle of the Nile. He"d probably have no idea I was even here.
A pair of crocodiles swam on either side of us, seeming to want to be close to Sobek. I"d never seen sacred animals behave that way before, hippos certainly didn"t respond to me in the same way. Perhaps that was something I had to work on.
Another boat approached from afar. I had to assume that one contained Hapi. I was reasonably sure that all of us would prefer not to put extra strai
