Chapter 28: Conflict of Interest
The domain of goddess Ida is situated in the seas of the Upper Nile, and what caught Cush’s eye is the beauty of the kingdom; the beautiful maidens that attend her, the gold plaited palace and the beasts such as the wing horses she rides on kept on a silver plaited staples, multi-colored serpents with divided tails but none with wings and the pure serenity of the environment. Sharirta led a train of maidens to welcome their mistress with a bow, “Welcome goddess Ida”, they all chorus, “Goddess of life and love, goddess of Immortality.”
Ida led Cush to a golden chair and introduced him, “King of Matella, hero of the people, welcome to the kingdom of Ida, the one in whose hands is Immortality”.
Cush bowed, “My joy, goddess Ida. Glad to behold your extraor
