The trek back to Isis with the twelfth piece of Osiris" body was almost as bad as the first time we came upon her. I hated having to deliver the dismembered part of his body to her. Especially when each time her face showed more and more pain.
Her loss wasn"t getting any easier for her. She was strong, but this had pushed her too far. I wished I could change it for her, but I knew it was too late.
A screech drew my attention to the sky where a large bird swooped down. Even before she"d landed, Nephthys transformed herself back into her human form, though she still had huge black wings sprouting from her back. I had no doubt she was going straight back into the air once she"d talked to us. The bags under her eyes revealed how tired she was.
"Did you..." She nodded to the reed basket I wa
