When she had turned off the television and was thinking about all she had just seen and heard, she saw the parallels with the situation in the ancient world Emma and her companions were investigating. Was that not also the result of religious conflict — both sides convinced they knew the will of the gods, and both sides with power to gain or lose?
When Jack and Emma and the rest arrived back at the hotel in Minya that night, they were exhausted. Without even checking for messages they went straight upstairs.
After showering and changing their dusty clothes, they had arranged to meet for a discussion in Jack and Emma’s room. None of them felt like dinner, so during the evening they finished off the bread, fruit and nuts left over from their picnic lunch.
Bernard was calmer, but still sur
