“Behind her the remaining craft, crammed with the rest of both households’ staffs, were strung out. The day was fresh and cool with a stiff breeze off the river, and it was a noisy, happy crowd that lined the various decks to watch first the town of Hut-herib itself and then the palm-dotted countryside glide by. Huy, standing beside Thothmes, the warm deck rail under his fingers and his braids whipping against his neck, glanced back to catch a glimpse of Ishat among the wind-tossed linens of the... women congregated along the barge’s side, but he could not see her. He had the strong feeling that she would be inside the cabin alone, perhaps even with her eyes shut tight, not wanting to see the only district she had ever known vanish out of sight. He had been alone on his couch when he had awakened that dawn. Only the slight ache in his shoulder and a hint of her perfume on his pillow told him that she had slept beside him. When he met her downstairs, dressed and painted simply for travel, her smile had been unnaturally bright and she had given him no more than a greeting before they made their way into the reception hall for the morning meal.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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