Carolina “Are you saying that your murder had to do with the slave trade? I thought you said it was one of Set’s followers,” I question. “It was both,” Elijah says. He pulls me closer into his arms and I can feel a sense of agitation coming from him. I place a hand on his chest in hopes of comforting him. “After we liberated the slaves in Badari, I went back to my palace in Thinis. As much as I wanted to personally dedicate my time to helping Badari dismantle their slave trade, I had to go back home to attend to other matters in my kingdom. I told Luk to stay back in Badari to handle the situation with the new governor. I didn’t think much of it at the time because Luk wasn’t my only vizier, or advisor if you want to call it. Kheti was my other trusted vizier. I worked closely with

