Thebes, Palace of the Royal family, the Pharaoh's bedroom, a few weeks later
Hatshepsut accompanied her father. Thutmose I was dying. For a few days, he had been saying goodbye to members of his family, close and distant, faithful courtiers, aristocrats, and administrators. Those around the King who was now at the end of a beautiful life, thanked Amun for allowing the Pharaoh time to say goodbye to everyone before he departed for the fields of eternity.
The priests were unable to cure the King of the deadly illness but were able to manage it so that he would not suffer in his last days. They gave him drinks that minimized pain and at the same time allowed him to be fully conscious when he was awake so he could think with clarity. In his last days, he was weak, but he had total control of
