Chapter Thirteen
Dust filled the air as Ra's retinue filed away. Sadness sat heavily in my stomach, knowing that Abu was heading away from me. My one chance at being happy, and I was no longer able to do anything about it.
Seth stood not far away from me, a knowing smirk on his lips. He leaned over to whisper something to Motep.
The sadness inside me twisted into rage at the sight. They were plotting something that could take some of Ra's retinue to the land of the dead. Not the gods, though, I wasn't sure what he planned for them. It should reassure me that Abu wouldn't join Osiris' realm, and yet, it didn't. He could still be hurt, even maimed, and that wasn't something I wanted to think about too heavily.
When nothing happened, I started to get confused. Had I misunderstood what the
