Here they halted their camels, not
knowing whither they should go, and as they stood irresolute the gates
of the palace opened and through them came a body of horsemen clad in
armour.
"See the writing on their shields," whispered Asti.
Tua looked and read, and lo! there in the royal cartouche was her own
name, and after it new titles--Queen of the Upper and the Lower Land,
Opener of the Gates of the South, Divine Lady of Napata by grace of
Amen, Father of the Gods.
"It seems that I have subjects here," she murmured, "who elsewhere have
none," then ceased.
For now through the gate rode one mounted on a splendid horse, whose
shape seemed familiar to her even while he was far away.
"Who is that?" faltered Tua.
"My heart tells me it is Rames my son," answered Asti, grasping at her
saddle-rope.
CHAPTER XVII
TUA FINDS HER LOVER
Rames it was without a doubt; Rames grown older and stern and sad of
face, but still Rames, and no other man, and oh! their eyes swam and
their hearts beat at the sight of him.
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