I leaned back in my chair, not bothering to make small talk with the other assembled gods. Some of the others were doing the same as me. I assumed they were the other ones who stayed away for the most part. But some of the gods were laughing and chattering away with one another as if they were the best of friends. Perhaps they were. I was so out of the loop when it came to the politics within Karnak that I had no idea who was friends with who.
Despite the friendly atmosphere and the sense that the gods were catching up with one another, the moment Ma"at entered the room, the whole place stilled.
No one thought of her as the leader of the gods. I"d read countless modern texts that suggested various different choices for who was in charge, but not one of them got it right. All anyone had t
