Chapter Fifteen
Amun lounged on my bed next to me, the senet board we'd been playing on sitting between us with the pieces mid-play. It was harder than playing against Khonsu, and required more thought from me, but in a way, I liked that. It was too easy to win against my friend sometimes.
"It feels wrong to be doing this," I muttered.
"To play senet? We've been doing it for thousands of years."
"No. I mean relax. A war could break out at any point, and we're sat here playing a game." I waved a hand over the board, unnecessarily demonstrating my point.
"What would you rather do? Take Nephthys' potion and then march up to Seth and tell him to test the nullifier on you?"
"I wouldn't have done it exactly like that. But yes. Something along those lines."
Shock contorted his features.
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