The Horus Road
“Besides, he had already decided to put in briefly at Mennofer.
Prince Sebek-nakht had not been summoned to the ceremony at the temple. Ahmose had debated whether or not to send him a message but something, some voice of caution or tact, prevented it. Sebek-nakht was still an unknown quantity. He had kept the promise of noninvolvement he had made to Kamose and there had been no suspicion that he had become entangled in the other Princes’ treasonous machinations, but he was after all a breed apar...t, an Egyptian of ancient and noble blood, Priest of Sekhmet and an erpa-ha, but also the son of Apepa’s vizier and an architect to the Setiu ruler.
Ahmose had liked him instinctively, but remembering Kamose’s jibe that he would of course like anyone who could wield a throwing stick with enough skill to bring down a duck almost every time, he had hesitated to bring any pressure to bear on the governor of the Maten nome. Mennofer was a rich and beautiful city, home of Ptah the Creator. If Sebek-nakht could be persuaded to commit himself actively to Ahmose, his support could be vital, and Ahmose suspected that he would not be won over by coercion.MoreLess
Prince Sebek-nakht had not been summoned to the ceremony at the temple. Ahmose had debated whether or not to send him a message but something, some voice of caution or tact, prevented it. Sebek-nakht was still an unknown quantity. He had kept the promise of noninvolvement he had made to Kamose and there had been no suspicion that he had become entangled in the other Princes’ treasonous machinations, but he was after all a breed apar...t, an Egyptian of ancient and noble blood, Priest of Sekhmet and an erpa-ha, but also the son of Apepa’s vizier and an architect to the Setiu ruler.
Ahmose had liked him instinctively, but remembering Kamose’s jibe that he would of course like anyone who could wield a throwing stick with enough skill to bring down a duck almost every time, he had hesitated to bring any pressure to bear on the governor of the Maten nome. Mennofer was a rich and beautiful city, home of Ptah the Creator. If Sebek-nakht could be persuaded to commit himself actively to Ahmose, his support could be vital, and Ahmose suspected that he would not be won over by coercion.MoreLess
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