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Five months pregnant and being alone wouldn't have been this difficult if she hadn't had a rambunctious two year old to deal with, and for the afternoon, Kahi was up to her neck in irritation. Don't get her wrong, she dearly loved her firstborn, but Neferu can be a handful at the age of two, and was seemingly eager to get into every fix he could find himself in this afternoon. As it was, Kahi already had to fish him out of the bucket of flour and give him a shower before the sun had hit its nooning peak, and before long she found her young son trying to chew on bits of the household table.
She was tired.
It didn't help that her stomach was showing far too early. She didn't remember feeling like a watermelon this early with Neferu! Her first pregnancy had been somewhat easy, but then again Khufu had been around to help for most of the time. This time, her husband had been summoned away just a few days earlier on some urgent business, and with him not even sure when he would be back, Kahi was suddenly left with days that seemed interminably long as she tried to handle everything by herself. Khufu had went to the markets to stock up the pantry for her before he left, but that would probably last another week or so - Kahi shuddered at the thought of hauling her pregnant belly, a rebellious two year old, and a basket for her shopping.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, the woman adjusted the ponytail of her dark brown locks held up by a strip of leather, Kahi adjusted the apron she wore over her brown kalasiri, groaning when she turned - to find Neferu crawling towards the flagon of water.
With a curse beneath her breath, she quickly swooped in (or as quick as a waddling pregnant mother could go) and grabbed Neferu off the floor, scowling at her young son - who seemed happy to babble half-formed words. "Could you perhaps go down for your nap soon, Nef? You were supposed to be asleep a half hour ago." she murmured, more out of exhaustion then anything as she carried the toddler to bed, and laid his flaxhull filled pillow over his chest. Gently tapping his body, Kahi tossed up a quick prayer when the young boy's eyes started drooping.
Starting to hum a quick lullaby to lull him further to sleep, the woman simultaneously started coming up with a list of to-dos she needed to do once her son fell asleep. Hopeful that sleep would claim him soon, her humming continued - until a knock on the door had Neferu's eyes shooting wide open, before he started babbling for 'Daddy!' and Kahi groaned with frustration.
But her young two-year old was unlikely to understand that Daddy was coming home anytime soon, so Kahi merely hitched Neferu on her hip, trying to explain to him that it definitely wasn't Khufu at the door, as she approahed it. Expecting perhaps a young child peddling wares, or perhaps her neighbor here to share fruits again, her eyes widened when she saw Mayet, a friend she had long known since she first arrived in Egypt.
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Five months pregnant and being alone wouldn't have been this difficult if she hadn't had a rambunctious two year old to deal with, and for the afternoon, Kahi was up to her neck in irritation. Don't get her wrong, she dearly loved her firstborn, but Neferu can be a handful at the age of two, and was seemingly eager to get into every fix he could find himself in this afternoon. As it was, Kahi already had to fish him out of the bucket of flour and give him a shower before the sun had hit its nooning peak, and before long she found her young son trying to chew on bits of the household table.
She was tired.
It didn't help that her stomach was showing far too early. She didn't remember feeling like a watermelon this early with Neferu! Her first pregnancy had been somewhat easy, but then again Khufu had been around to help for most of the time. This time, her husband had been summoned away just a few days earlier on some urgent business, and with him not even sure when he would be back, Kahi was suddenly left with days that seemed interminably long as she tried to handle everything by herself. Khufu had went to the markets to stock up the pantry for her before he left, but that would probably last another week or so - Kahi shuddered at the thought of hauling her pregnant belly, a rebellious two year old, and a basket for her shopping.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, the woman adjusted the ponytail of her dark brown locks held up by a strip of leather, Kahi adjusted the apron she wore over her brown kalasiri, groaning when she turned - to find Neferu crawling towards the flagon of water.
With a curse beneath her breath, she quickly swooped in (or as quick as a waddling pregnant mother could go) and grabbed Neferu off the floor, scowling at her young son - who seemed happy to babble half-formed words. "Could you perhaps go down for your nap soon, Nef? You were supposed to be asleep a half hour ago." she murmured, more out of exhaustion then anything as she carried the toddler to bed, and laid his flaxhull filled pillow over his chest. Gently tapping his body, Kahi tossed up a quick prayer when the young boy's eyes started drooping.
Starting to hum a quick lullaby to lull him further to sleep, the woman simultaneously started coming up with a list of to-dos she needed to do once her son fell asleep. Hopeful that sleep would claim him soon, her humming continued - until a knock on the door had Neferu's eyes shooting wide open, before he started babbling for 'Daddy!' and Kahi groaned with frustration.
But her young two-year old was unlikely to understand that Daddy was coming home anytime soon, so Kahi merely hitched Neferu on her hip, trying to explain to him that it definitely wasn't Khufu at the door, as she approahed it. Expecting perhaps a young child peddling wares, or perhaps her neighbor here to share fruits again, her eyes widened when she saw Mayet, a friend she had long known since she first arrived in Egypt.
Five months pregnant and being alone wouldn't have been this difficult if she hadn't had a rambunctious two year old to deal with, and for the afternoon, Kahi was up to her neck in irritation. Don't get her wrong, she dearly loved her firstborn, but Neferu can be a handful at the age of two, and was seemingly eager to get into every fix he could find himself in this afternoon. As it was, Kahi already had to fish him out of the bucket of flour and give him a shower before the sun had hit its nooning peak, and before long she found her young son trying to chew on bits of the household table.
She was tired.
It didn't help that her stomach was showing far too early. She didn't remember feeling like a watermelon this early with Neferu! Her first pregnancy had been somewhat easy, but then again Khufu had been around to help for most of the time. This time, her husband had been summoned away just a few days earlier on some urgent business, and with him not even sure when he would be back, Kahi was suddenly left with days that seemed interminably long as she tried to handle everything by herself. Khufu had went to the markets to stock up the pantry for her before he left, but that would probably last another week or so - Kahi shuddered at the thought of hauling her pregnant belly, a rebellious two year old, and a basket for her shopping.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, the woman adjusted the ponytail of her dark brown locks held up by a strip of leather, Kahi adjusted the apron she wore over her brown kalasiri, groaning when she turned - to find Neferu crawling towards the flagon of water.
With a curse beneath her breath, she quickly swooped in (or as quick as a waddling pregnant mother could go) and grabbed Neferu off the floor, scowling at her young son - who seemed happy to babble half-formed words. "Could you perhaps go down for your nap soon, Nef? You were supposed to be asleep a half hour ago." she murmured, more out of exhaustion then anything as she carried the toddler to bed, and laid his flaxhull filled pillow over his chest. Gently tapping his body, Kahi tossed up a quick prayer when the young boy's eyes started drooping.
Starting to hum a quick lullaby to lull him further to sleep, the woman simultaneously started coming up with a list of to-dos she needed to do once her son fell asleep. Hopeful that sleep would claim him soon, her humming continued - until a knock on the door had Neferu's eyes shooting wide open, before he started babbling for 'Daddy!' and Kahi groaned with frustration.
But her young two-year old was unlikely to understand that Daddy was coming home anytime soon, so Kahi merely hitched Neferu on her hip, trying to explain to him that it definitely wasn't Khufu at the door, as she approahed it. Expecting perhaps a young child peddling wares, or perhaps her neighbor here to share fruits again, her eyes widened when she saw Mayet, a friend she had long known since she first arrived in Egypt.
It had not been a visit Mayet had particularly looked forward to making. Usually, spending time with Kahi was a blessed relief from the company of her father and brothers, but she hadn’t seen her friend in some time, and it was with her own agenda that Mayet had travelled to Kahi’s modest home. Last time she had visited with her friend, she had still been reeling from that man and his deceitfulness but hadn’t yet realised the extent of the mess she had created for herself. Now the evidence of it rested in the small, tight bump that she did her best to disguise under the wrap of white linen. More modest than anything she might usually have worn, Mayet had been forced to accept that if she did not want to broadcast the pregnancy she was going to have to adjust her attire. She already felt ungainly, the distortion of her body alien and unnerving, almost as much as the notion that she was going to have to birth this child. Even her limited knowledge was enough to tell her that by the time she realised, it was too late for any of the teas the old woman in the village might have sold her.
With a self-conscious smooth of her hand over what would be to most people an unnoticeable bump, she then lifted that same hand to knock upon the door of her friend. Kahi and Mayet were alike in some ways and different in others: Mayet had taken a liking to the tough girl who had arrived on her father’s rice cart right from the offset. How brave she was to make such a journey alone. Mayet could admire that. She was less able to understand the woman’s contentment with her simple life, but that was a thing she had grown used to. All the people around her seemed free of the burning need to rise above, were happy, or at least resigned to their lot.
And now look what she had done. Set herself up to be exactly the same.
Fingers curling into fists at her stupidity, the young girl hated the emotions that seemed to take control of her, blinking back the threat of stupid tears before they could fall, sniffing and arranging her features into something more serene before the door could open and her friend would see everything on her face before she was ready to tell.
“Kahi,habibi, how are you? I hope you don’t mind me just showing up like this?” Mayet’s dark eyes flickered over her friend and towards the child and she blinked and smiled belatedly. “And Neferu, you grow so fast little man. You are feeding him too much” she joked, reaching out to ruffle the boy’s dark hair. The bright smile hid the stirring of unease she felt at seeing her friend’s round belly, at seeing her mother her child. It made her own situation that much more laughable. She was not Kahi. This was not a future she could endure.
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It had not been a visit Mayet had particularly looked forward to making. Usually, spending time with Kahi was a blessed relief from the company of her father and brothers, but she hadn’t seen her friend in some time, and it was with her own agenda that Mayet had travelled to Kahi’s modest home. Last time she had visited with her friend, she had still been reeling from that man and his deceitfulness but hadn’t yet realised the extent of the mess she had created for herself. Now the evidence of it rested in the small, tight bump that she did her best to disguise under the wrap of white linen. More modest than anything she might usually have worn, Mayet had been forced to accept that if she did not want to broadcast the pregnancy she was going to have to adjust her attire. She already felt ungainly, the distortion of her body alien and unnerving, almost as much as the notion that she was going to have to birth this child. Even her limited knowledge was enough to tell her that by the time she realised, it was too late for any of the teas the old woman in the village might have sold her.
With a self-conscious smooth of her hand over what would be to most people an unnoticeable bump, she then lifted that same hand to knock upon the door of her friend. Kahi and Mayet were alike in some ways and different in others: Mayet had taken a liking to the tough girl who had arrived on her father’s rice cart right from the offset. How brave she was to make such a journey alone. Mayet could admire that. She was less able to understand the woman’s contentment with her simple life, but that was a thing she had grown used to. All the people around her seemed free of the burning need to rise above, were happy, or at least resigned to their lot.
And now look what she had done. Set herself up to be exactly the same.
Fingers curling into fists at her stupidity, the young girl hated the emotions that seemed to take control of her, blinking back the threat of stupid tears before they could fall, sniffing and arranging her features into something more serene before the door could open and her friend would see everything on her face before she was ready to tell.
“Kahi,habibi, how are you? I hope you don’t mind me just showing up like this?” Mayet’s dark eyes flickered over her friend and towards the child and she blinked and smiled belatedly. “And Neferu, you grow so fast little man. You are feeding him too much” she joked, reaching out to ruffle the boy’s dark hair. The bright smile hid the stirring of unease she felt at seeing her friend’s round belly, at seeing her mother her child. It made her own situation that much more laughable. She was not Kahi. This was not a future she could endure.
It had not been a visit Mayet had particularly looked forward to making. Usually, spending time with Kahi was a blessed relief from the company of her father and brothers, but she hadn’t seen her friend in some time, and it was with her own agenda that Mayet had travelled to Kahi’s modest home. Last time she had visited with her friend, she had still been reeling from that man and his deceitfulness but hadn’t yet realised the extent of the mess she had created for herself. Now the evidence of it rested in the small, tight bump that she did her best to disguise under the wrap of white linen. More modest than anything she might usually have worn, Mayet had been forced to accept that if she did not want to broadcast the pregnancy she was going to have to adjust her attire. She already felt ungainly, the distortion of her body alien and unnerving, almost as much as the notion that she was going to have to birth this child. Even her limited knowledge was enough to tell her that by the time she realised, it was too late for any of the teas the old woman in the village might have sold her.
With a self-conscious smooth of her hand over what would be to most people an unnoticeable bump, she then lifted that same hand to knock upon the door of her friend. Kahi and Mayet were alike in some ways and different in others: Mayet had taken a liking to the tough girl who had arrived on her father’s rice cart right from the offset. How brave she was to make such a journey alone. Mayet could admire that. She was less able to understand the woman’s contentment with her simple life, but that was a thing she had grown used to. All the people around her seemed free of the burning need to rise above, were happy, or at least resigned to their lot.
And now look what she had done. Set herself up to be exactly the same.
Fingers curling into fists at her stupidity, the young girl hated the emotions that seemed to take control of her, blinking back the threat of stupid tears before they could fall, sniffing and arranging her features into something more serene before the door could open and her friend would see everything on her face before she was ready to tell.
“Kahi,habibi, how are you? I hope you don’t mind me just showing up like this?” Mayet’s dark eyes flickered over her friend and towards the child and she blinked and smiled belatedly. “And Neferu, you grow so fast little man. You are feeding him too much” she joked, reaching out to ruffle the boy’s dark hair. The bright smile hid the stirring of unease she felt at seeing her friend’s round belly, at seeing her mother her child. It made her own situation that much more laughable. She was not Kahi. This was not a future she could endure.
Kahi had been happy to see Mayet at her doorfront, a dear friend and one of the few she has in Egypt. Her nature was one that was far too outspoken for the reserved personalities in her home kingdom, but here in Egypt, Kahi revelled in the open nature of Egyptians, and Mayet had played a great role in making the Judean open up in her new home. Had it not been for her fortuituous meeting of Mayet and her father the day after she had arrived in Egypt, Kahi couldn't say for certain if she would have ever met Khufu in a timely manner, considering she had been so utterly delayed already.
So to a certain extent, Kahi felt indebted to the girl, even if they got along very well. They were very different of course, and Kahi in turn, did not really understand Mayet's drive and ambition - but they complemented each other, her groundedness to Mayet's eagerness to do well, that it worked out well.
Smiling as she ushered Mayet into the house, the girl placed Neferu on the ground and watched as her toddler made his wobbly way to his aunt Mayet, a familiar figure in their household already. Yet as she turned around to join her friend, Kahi frowned, noticing something very different. The outfit her friend wore was not something she usually would see Mayet in. Unlike Kahi's usual, slightly more conservative wear when she was home (she would wear network when she went out, and while she had been shying away from it at first, after three years in Egypt, Kahi had come to embrace how freeing it was), Mayet usually accentuated her slender form with outfits she knew fit her well, and Kahi was used to seeing her with the revealing dresses.
"I'm fine, although getting tired far more often. This one is taking up all my energy." she murmured with a worn out tap on her baby bump. Shaking her head as she gave Mayet a short embrace, she ushered her friend to the sitting area, watching as Neferu tried to regale Mayet with all of his toys, as she took a seat at one of the seats around the small table she used as a dining table. "Of course not, Mayet. Why would I? It saves me from baby babble all day."
Laughing, the girl leaned forward to pluck the toy Neferu was threathening to throw at them, swatting her young son before patting him and telling him to pick up the scattered items, she turned to her friend with a curious look. "Is there a reason you came? Or were you just bored?" she asked, but there was a pointedness to her tone, as she gave a once-over to Mayet's outfit.
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Kahi had been happy to see Mayet at her doorfront, a dear friend and one of the few she has in Egypt. Her nature was one that was far too outspoken for the reserved personalities in her home kingdom, but here in Egypt, Kahi revelled in the open nature of Egyptians, and Mayet had played a great role in making the Judean open up in her new home. Had it not been for her fortuituous meeting of Mayet and her father the day after she had arrived in Egypt, Kahi couldn't say for certain if she would have ever met Khufu in a timely manner, considering she had been so utterly delayed already.
So to a certain extent, Kahi felt indebted to the girl, even if they got along very well. They were very different of course, and Kahi in turn, did not really understand Mayet's drive and ambition - but they complemented each other, her groundedness to Mayet's eagerness to do well, that it worked out well.
Smiling as she ushered Mayet into the house, the girl placed Neferu on the ground and watched as her toddler made his wobbly way to his aunt Mayet, a familiar figure in their household already. Yet as she turned around to join her friend, Kahi frowned, noticing something very different. The outfit her friend wore was not something she usually would see Mayet in. Unlike Kahi's usual, slightly more conservative wear when she was home (she would wear network when she went out, and while she had been shying away from it at first, after three years in Egypt, Kahi had come to embrace how freeing it was), Mayet usually accentuated her slender form with outfits she knew fit her well, and Kahi was used to seeing her with the revealing dresses.
"I'm fine, although getting tired far more often. This one is taking up all my energy." she murmured with a worn out tap on her baby bump. Shaking her head as she gave Mayet a short embrace, she ushered her friend to the sitting area, watching as Neferu tried to regale Mayet with all of his toys, as she took a seat at one of the seats around the small table she used as a dining table. "Of course not, Mayet. Why would I? It saves me from baby babble all day."
Laughing, the girl leaned forward to pluck the toy Neferu was threathening to throw at them, swatting her young son before patting him and telling him to pick up the scattered items, she turned to her friend with a curious look. "Is there a reason you came? Or were you just bored?" she asked, but there was a pointedness to her tone, as she gave a once-over to Mayet's outfit.
Kahi had been happy to see Mayet at her doorfront, a dear friend and one of the few she has in Egypt. Her nature was one that was far too outspoken for the reserved personalities in her home kingdom, but here in Egypt, Kahi revelled in the open nature of Egyptians, and Mayet had played a great role in making the Judean open up in her new home. Had it not been for her fortuituous meeting of Mayet and her father the day after she had arrived in Egypt, Kahi couldn't say for certain if she would have ever met Khufu in a timely manner, considering she had been so utterly delayed already.
So to a certain extent, Kahi felt indebted to the girl, even if they got along very well. They were very different of course, and Kahi in turn, did not really understand Mayet's drive and ambition - but they complemented each other, her groundedness to Mayet's eagerness to do well, that it worked out well.
Smiling as she ushered Mayet into the house, the girl placed Neferu on the ground and watched as her toddler made his wobbly way to his aunt Mayet, a familiar figure in their household already. Yet as she turned around to join her friend, Kahi frowned, noticing something very different. The outfit her friend wore was not something she usually would see Mayet in. Unlike Kahi's usual, slightly more conservative wear when she was home (she would wear network when she went out, and while she had been shying away from it at first, after three years in Egypt, Kahi had come to embrace how freeing it was), Mayet usually accentuated her slender form with outfits she knew fit her well, and Kahi was used to seeing her with the revealing dresses.
"I'm fine, although getting tired far more often. This one is taking up all my energy." she murmured with a worn out tap on her baby bump. Shaking her head as she gave Mayet a short embrace, she ushered her friend to the sitting area, watching as Neferu tried to regale Mayet with all of his toys, as she took a seat at one of the seats around the small table she used as a dining table. "Of course not, Mayet. Why would I? It saves me from baby babble all day."
Laughing, the girl leaned forward to pluck the toy Neferu was threathening to throw at them, swatting her young son before patting him and telling him to pick up the scattered items, she turned to her friend with a curious look. "Is there a reason you came? Or were you just bored?" she asked, but there was a pointedness to her tone, as she gave a once-over to Mayet's outfit.
Mayet followed Kahi inside, casting her gaze about the simple home that spoke so much towards domesticity. Stepping over some of the toys that Neferu toddled towards, she sat down upon a small stool, folded her arms before her and waited for her friend to sit too. With her dark eyes flickering towards Kahi’s swollen belly she managed a quick, tight smile. “I can imagine. And no doubt this little one keeps you busy enough too. Is Khufu away?”
Mayet accepted one of the straw dolls that Neferu thrust at her, turning it over a few times in her hands and making appropriately impressed noises before she passed it back to the small boy and looked up at Kahi once more, her expression tightening at the question, or more to the point, the look that accompanied it.
“Need I a reason?” she mused and then gave a laugh, because the notion that she would have time to be bored with her father and brothers to look after was amusing. “ No, Kahi. Not bored. Though I…”
Mayet hesitated because she didn’t know how she would tell her friend the secret she had been keeping. Kahi knew of course of the man that her friend had been involved with, but this was something else, and Mayet found the words hard to force out as she looked at the other girl. “You know it would seem we have more in common than you know, Kahi.” She went on, deciding fast and no-nonsense was the best way for it. Her hands smoothed the white linen so it stretched tight over the small neat bump that was visible on her slender frame, and Mayet stared at it for a moment before she looked at Kahi with a resigned sort of expression.
“I do not know what I am to do. I haven’t told anyone, but it will not be long before I cannot hide it anymore.” The girl shrugged, her voice bleak. “I have been a fool and now what will become of me. Father will have to find one of those farm boys who will have me. No rich man wants another man’s child as a reminder he is not the first conqueror.”
Mayet was not given to shows of emotion. Tears had their place but she had shed enough for that man, and she would be damned if he would have more. Still, such things seemed almost out of her control now, and she blinked quickly at the sting of salt. Her hand gravitated unthinking to settle upon the curve of her belly, the visible proof of how all her plans stood in ruins. Had she been smarter, wiser, she could have turned the situation so that the child became a stepping stone to greater things, but when she had made enquiries as to where she might find Harbenen and hold him to account for his babe that she now carried, she had struggled to find any information on a man of his name. Whatever he had told her was false, and it was her own naivety and stupidity that made such deceit hardest to bear.
“I think...maybe the child will come close to when your own arrives. I don’t know...I am not certain of the days but by my best guess. Who would have imagined such a thing?” She laughed again, but it was more than a little incongruous with the news she had delivered: her friend would know her better than to think Mayet at all pleased by this turn of events.
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Mayet followed Kahi inside, casting her gaze about the simple home that spoke so much towards domesticity. Stepping over some of the toys that Neferu toddled towards, she sat down upon a small stool, folded her arms before her and waited for her friend to sit too. With her dark eyes flickering towards Kahi’s swollen belly she managed a quick, tight smile. “I can imagine. And no doubt this little one keeps you busy enough too. Is Khufu away?”
Mayet accepted one of the straw dolls that Neferu thrust at her, turning it over a few times in her hands and making appropriately impressed noises before she passed it back to the small boy and looked up at Kahi once more, her expression tightening at the question, or more to the point, the look that accompanied it.
“Need I a reason?” she mused and then gave a laugh, because the notion that she would have time to be bored with her father and brothers to look after was amusing. “ No, Kahi. Not bored. Though I…”
Mayet hesitated because she didn’t know how she would tell her friend the secret she had been keeping. Kahi knew of course of the man that her friend had been involved with, but this was something else, and Mayet found the words hard to force out as she looked at the other girl. “You know it would seem we have more in common than you know, Kahi.” She went on, deciding fast and no-nonsense was the best way for it. Her hands smoothed the white linen so it stretched tight over the small neat bump that was visible on her slender frame, and Mayet stared at it for a moment before she looked at Kahi with a resigned sort of expression.
“I do not know what I am to do. I haven’t told anyone, but it will not be long before I cannot hide it anymore.” The girl shrugged, her voice bleak. “I have been a fool and now what will become of me. Father will have to find one of those farm boys who will have me. No rich man wants another man’s child as a reminder he is not the first conqueror.”
Mayet was not given to shows of emotion. Tears had their place but she had shed enough for that man, and she would be damned if he would have more. Still, such things seemed almost out of her control now, and she blinked quickly at the sting of salt. Her hand gravitated unthinking to settle upon the curve of her belly, the visible proof of how all her plans stood in ruins. Had she been smarter, wiser, she could have turned the situation so that the child became a stepping stone to greater things, but when she had made enquiries as to where she might find Harbenen and hold him to account for his babe that she now carried, she had struggled to find any information on a man of his name. Whatever he had told her was false, and it was her own naivety and stupidity that made such deceit hardest to bear.
“I think...maybe the child will come close to when your own arrives. I don’t know...I am not certain of the days but by my best guess. Who would have imagined such a thing?” She laughed again, but it was more than a little incongruous with the news she had delivered: her friend would know her better than to think Mayet at all pleased by this turn of events.
Mayet followed Kahi inside, casting her gaze about the simple home that spoke so much towards domesticity. Stepping over some of the toys that Neferu toddled towards, she sat down upon a small stool, folded her arms before her and waited for her friend to sit too. With her dark eyes flickering towards Kahi’s swollen belly she managed a quick, tight smile. “I can imagine. And no doubt this little one keeps you busy enough too. Is Khufu away?”
Mayet accepted one of the straw dolls that Neferu thrust at her, turning it over a few times in her hands and making appropriately impressed noises before she passed it back to the small boy and looked up at Kahi once more, her expression tightening at the question, or more to the point, the look that accompanied it.
“Need I a reason?” she mused and then gave a laugh, because the notion that she would have time to be bored with her father and brothers to look after was amusing. “ No, Kahi. Not bored. Though I…”
Mayet hesitated because she didn’t know how she would tell her friend the secret she had been keeping. Kahi knew of course of the man that her friend had been involved with, but this was something else, and Mayet found the words hard to force out as she looked at the other girl. “You know it would seem we have more in common than you know, Kahi.” She went on, deciding fast and no-nonsense was the best way for it. Her hands smoothed the white linen so it stretched tight over the small neat bump that was visible on her slender frame, and Mayet stared at it for a moment before she looked at Kahi with a resigned sort of expression.
“I do not know what I am to do. I haven’t told anyone, but it will not be long before I cannot hide it anymore.” The girl shrugged, her voice bleak. “I have been a fool and now what will become of me. Father will have to find one of those farm boys who will have me. No rich man wants another man’s child as a reminder he is not the first conqueror.”
Mayet was not given to shows of emotion. Tears had their place but she had shed enough for that man, and she would be damned if he would have more. Still, such things seemed almost out of her control now, and she blinked quickly at the sting of salt. Her hand gravitated unthinking to settle upon the curve of her belly, the visible proof of how all her plans stood in ruins. Had she been smarter, wiser, she could have turned the situation so that the child became a stepping stone to greater things, but when she had made enquiries as to where she might find Harbenen and hold him to account for his babe that she now carried, she had struggled to find any information on a man of his name. Whatever he had told her was false, and it was her own naivety and stupidity that made such deceit hardest to bear.
“I think...maybe the child will come close to when your own arrives. I don’t know...I am not certain of the days but by my best guess. Who would have imagined such a thing?” She laughed again, but it was more than a little incongruous with the news she had delivered: her friend would know her better than to think Mayet at all pleased by this turn of events.
The woman nodded at her friend's question, a littly wryly. Khufu and her had an interesting relationship, in that they often squabbled, and Khufu found far too much fun in getting on Kahi's nerves. Yet the man truly did care for him, and in return Kahi genuinely did love the man - even if she wanted to scream at him half the time. He had always ensured her life was comfortable, despite her technically having abandoned her family for him. So his being away never was a comfortable time for Kahi, now even more so as she was mid-way through her pregnancy. And of course, Mayet hit the point on the head - it would be far easier to rest had Khufu been around to make Neferu go back to sleep when he wakes up in the middle of the night, or even just a warm body to curl up back into when the one she carried now kicked at her.
The bed seemed far too big.
Cocking her head to the right when Mayet suddenly turned cryptic, her brows furrowed, the sounds of her young son fading into the background as she tried to make sense of what Mayet said. "I mean, yes of course ibib, that is why we..." she had started to reassure, knowing her and Mayet were friends because they saw eye to eye on so many things. But her words trailed off to a shocked gape when she saw the bump as Mayet smoothed her linen over a neat bump not unlike her own, if slightly smaller.
Too stunned to even speak, it was a good thing the other spoke to fill in the silence,for Kahi found herself blinking rapidly in surprise. It was only when she saw Mayet turn away, blinking quickly did she recognize the sign of tears. Knowing her friend was not one prone to waterworks and taking this as a sign of genuine distress, Kahi immediately reached out to grasp her friend's hands in hers, squeezing it tightly, with a watery smile.
"Likely. It looks similar, although they may be a few weeks off." she softly murmured, smiling at Mayet's attempt at laughter before squeezing her friend's hand again. "Do you know the father? Is he around?" If Kahi had the choice, and she knew Mayet would likely have guessed it, despite her pregnancy, Kahi would have no qualms about grabbing the nearest chair and clubbing it over the head of the man responsible before ensuring he saw his deed through. Mayet's parents were simple folk, her father even more so after the death of his wife. With her knowledge of Adom of Obsor, she knew the man wouldn't hesitate to marry Mayet off once he knew of her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. He had already done his best to head off as many marriage offers from farmer boys and unassuming merchants, that Kahi had no doubt he had bigger plans for his beautiful daughter. Plans which would be derailed once Mayet's condition was found out.
"Have you... visited the medicine ladies?" It wasn't that Kahi would do so herself, for she loved her children and Khufu wouldn't want anything to happen to any child they would bear, but she had heard of the medicine ladies being able to 'fix' an unwanted pregnancy.
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The woman nodded at her friend's question, a littly wryly. Khufu and her had an interesting relationship, in that they often squabbled, and Khufu found far too much fun in getting on Kahi's nerves. Yet the man truly did care for him, and in return Kahi genuinely did love the man - even if she wanted to scream at him half the time. He had always ensured her life was comfortable, despite her technically having abandoned her family for him. So his being away never was a comfortable time for Kahi, now even more so as she was mid-way through her pregnancy. And of course, Mayet hit the point on the head - it would be far easier to rest had Khufu been around to make Neferu go back to sleep when he wakes up in the middle of the night, or even just a warm body to curl up back into when the one she carried now kicked at her.
The bed seemed far too big.
Cocking her head to the right when Mayet suddenly turned cryptic, her brows furrowed, the sounds of her young son fading into the background as she tried to make sense of what Mayet said. "I mean, yes of course ibib, that is why we..." she had started to reassure, knowing her and Mayet were friends because they saw eye to eye on so many things. But her words trailed off to a shocked gape when she saw the bump as Mayet smoothed her linen over a neat bump not unlike her own, if slightly smaller.
Too stunned to even speak, it was a good thing the other spoke to fill in the silence,for Kahi found herself blinking rapidly in surprise. It was only when she saw Mayet turn away, blinking quickly did she recognize the sign of tears. Knowing her friend was not one prone to waterworks and taking this as a sign of genuine distress, Kahi immediately reached out to grasp her friend's hands in hers, squeezing it tightly, with a watery smile.
"Likely. It looks similar, although they may be a few weeks off." she softly murmured, smiling at Mayet's attempt at laughter before squeezing her friend's hand again. "Do you know the father? Is he around?" If Kahi had the choice, and she knew Mayet would likely have guessed it, despite her pregnancy, Kahi would have no qualms about grabbing the nearest chair and clubbing it over the head of the man responsible before ensuring he saw his deed through. Mayet's parents were simple folk, her father even more so after the death of his wife. With her knowledge of Adom of Obsor, she knew the man wouldn't hesitate to marry Mayet off once he knew of her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. He had already done his best to head off as many marriage offers from farmer boys and unassuming merchants, that Kahi had no doubt he had bigger plans for his beautiful daughter. Plans which would be derailed once Mayet's condition was found out.
"Have you... visited the medicine ladies?" It wasn't that Kahi would do so herself, for she loved her children and Khufu wouldn't want anything to happen to any child they would bear, but she had heard of the medicine ladies being able to 'fix' an unwanted pregnancy.
The woman nodded at her friend's question, a littly wryly. Khufu and her had an interesting relationship, in that they often squabbled, and Khufu found far too much fun in getting on Kahi's nerves. Yet the man truly did care for him, and in return Kahi genuinely did love the man - even if she wanted to scream at him half the time. He had always ensured her life was comfortable, despite her technically having abandoned her family for him. So his being away never was a comfortable time for Kahi, now even more so as she was mid-way through her pregnancy. And of course, Mayet hit the point on the head - it would be far easier to rest had Khufu been around to make Neferu go back to sleep when he wakes up in the middle of the night, or even just a warm body to curl up back into when the one she carried now kicked at her.
The bed seemed far too big.
Cocking her head to the right when Mayet suddenly turned cryptic, her brows furrowed, the sounds of her young son fading into the background as she tried to make sense of what Mayet said. "I mean, yes of course ibib, that is why we..." she had started to reassure, knowing her and Mayet were friends because they saw eye to eye on so many things. But her words trailed off to a shocked gape when she saw the bump as Mayet smoothed her linen over a neat bump not unlike her own, if slightly smaller.
Too stunned to even speak, it was a good thing the other spoke to fill in the silence,for Kahi found herself blinking rapidly in surprise. It was only when she saw Mayet turn away, blinking quickly did she recognize the sign of tears. Knowing her friend was not one prone to waterworks and taking this as a sign of genuine distress, Kahi immediately reached out to grasp her friend's hands in hers, squeezing it tightly, with a watery smile.
"Likely. It looks similar, although they may be a few weeks off." she softly murmured, smiling at Mayet's attempt at laughter before squeezing her friend's hand again. "Do you know the father? Is he around?" If Kahi had the choice, and she knew Mayet would likely have guessed it, despite her pregnancy, Kahi would have no qualms about grabbing the nearest chair and clubbing it over the head of the man responsible before ensuring he saw his deed through. Mayet's parents were simple folk, her father even more so after the death of his wife. With her knowledge of Adom of Obsor, she knew the man wouldn't hesitate to marry Mayet off once he knew of her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. He had already done his best to head off as many marriage offers from farmer boys and unassuming merchants, that Kahi had no doubt he had bigger plans for his beautiful daughter. Plans which would be derailed once Mayet's condition was found out.
"Have you... visited the medicine ladies?" It wasn't that Kahi would do so herself, for she loved her children and Khufu wouldn't want anything to happen to any child they would bear, but she had heard of the medicine ladies being able to 'fix' an unwanted pregnancy.
There was nothing Kahi’s words could have done to reassure. Not at that moment as Mayet prepared to reveal the real reason for her visit. Not that the shocked silence was any better. But Mayet had prepared herself for as much, and now she’d started she found the words came quickly as if she couldn’t wait to be rid of the secret that she had borne these past few weeks. The silly wash of tears, unlooked-for but undeniably there only had her hiss in frustration. It was like her mind was not her own.
When Kahi’s hand clasped her own, Mayet returned the squeeze, unaccustomed to feeling as vulnerable as she did then and glad of the comfort a simple touch offered. She had spent the last weeks all alone in this knowledge, and it was frightening. Unable to talk to anyone about it, having to hide the sickness she felt initially, and work through the infernal exhaustion that seemed to strike like a hammer. Now she felt like she could breathe past the knot in her chest.
Giving a harsh laugh at the question pertaining to the babe’s father, here Mayet’s anger was palpable, carving the sweet lines of her face sharp and unforgiving. “Do I know him? I thought I did” she said, words like shards of glass needling her already bruised heart. “ I told you of him...the nobleman? What a fool he played me for, silly little farm girl. It was not even his real name he gave me Kahi.”
This time, Mayet couldn’t stop the tears that gathered and fell like rain, hurt bleeding through her anger and making it apparent the betrayal had scored deep. And despite the fact that her friend made no secret of being willing to use her charms to further her station, Mayet knew that a treasure was only more valuable if it was rare. She didn’t sleep around, and whilst she had rid herself of her virginity to the handsome son of a neighbouring farmer, that had been so she was practiced when it came to ensnaring a man more worthy.
Or not, as it had turned out.
Wiping angrily at her face, thinking of it made Mayet feel hot with shame at her own naivety. After all her planning, she had fallen before she’d even made it up the first rung of the ladder. When Kahi asked if she had not sought the help of the medicine women, the other girl shook her head.
“I went...when I realised. But she said that the tea might not work, that the babe was too grown already. That the child might come anyway, but be cursed. I will not be able to give away a cursed child, Kahi. I couldn’t risk it. So now I am here, and I cannot hide it much longer. Every day I grow fatter still. It is a wonder I have kept it secret until now..”
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There was nothing Kahi’s words could have done to reassure. Not at that moment as Mayet prepared to reveal the real reason for her visit. Not that the shocked silence was any better. But Mayet had prepared herself for as much, and now she’d started she found the words came quickly as if she couldn’t wait to be rid of the secret that she had borne these past few weeks. The silly wash of tears, unlooked-for but undeniably there only had her hiss in frustration. It was like her mind was not her own.
When Kahi’s hand clasped her own, Mayet returned the squeeze, unaccustomed to feeling as vulnerable as she did then and glad of the comfort a simple touch offered. She had spent the last weeks all alone in this knowledge, and it was frightening. Unable to talk to anyone about it, having to hide the sickness she felt initially, and work through the infernal exhaustion that seemed to strike like a hammer. Now she felt like she could breathe past the knot in her chest.
Giving a harsh laugh at the question pertaining to the babe’s father, here Mayet’s anger was palpable, carving the sweet lines of her face sharp and unforgiving. “Do I know him? I thought I did” she said, words like shards of glass needling her already bruised heart. “ I told you of him...the nobleman? What a fool he played me for, silly little farm girl. It was not even his real name he gave me Kahi.”
This time, Mayet couldn’t stop the tears that gathered and fell like rain, hurt bleeding through her anger and making it apparent the betrayal had scored deep. And despite the fact that her friend made no secret of being willing to use her charms to further her station, Mayet knew that a treasure was only more valuable if it was rare. She didn’t sleep around, and whilst she had rid herself of her virginity to the handsome son of a neighbouring farmer, that had been so she was practiced when it came to ensnaring a man more worthy.
Or not, as it had turned out.
Wiping angrily at her face, thinking of it made Mayet feel hot with shame at her own naivety. After all her planning, she had fallen before she’d even made it up the first rung of the ladder. When Kahi asked if she had not sought the help of the medicine women, the other girl shook her head.
“I went...when I realised. But she said that the tea might not work, that the babe was too grown already. That the child might come anyway, but be cursed. I will not be able to give away a cursed child, Kahi. I couldn’t risk it. So now I am here, and I cannot hide it much longer. Every day I grow fatter still. It is a wonder I have kept it secret until now..”
There was nothing Kahi’s words could have done to reassure. Not at that moment as Mayet prepared to reveal the real reason for her visit. Not that the shocked silence was any better. But Mayet had prepared herself for as much, and now she’d started she found the words came quickly as if she couldn’t wait to be rid of the secret that she had borne these past few weeks. The silly wash of tears, unlooked-for but undeniably there only had her hiss in frustration. It was like her mind was not her own.
When Kahi’s hand clasped her own, Mayet returned the squeeze, unaccustomed to feeling as vulnerable as she did then and glad of the comfort a simple touch offered. She had spent the last weeks all alone in this knowledge, and it was frightening. Unable to talk to anyone about it, having to hide the sickness she felt initially, and work through the infernal exhaustion that seemed to strike like a hammer. Now she felt like she could breathe past the knot in her chest.
Giving a harsh laugh at the question pertaining to the babe’s father, here Mayet’s anger was palpable, carving the sweet lines of her face sharp and unforgiving. “Do I know him? I thought I did” she said, words like shards of glass needling her already bruised heart. “ I told you of him...the nobleman? What a fool he played me for, silly little farm girl. It was not even his real name he gave me Kahi.”
This time, Mayet couldn’t stop the tears that gathered and fell like rain, hurt bleeding through her anger and making it apparent the betrayal had scored deep. And despite the fact that her friend made no secret of being willing to use her charms to further her station, Mayet knew that a treasure was only more valuable if it was rare. She didn’t sleep around, and whilst she had rid herself of her virginity to the handsome son of a neighbouring farmer, that had been so she was practiced when it came to ensnaring a man more worthy.
Or not, as it had turned out.
Wiping angrily at her face, thinking of it made Mayet feel hot with shame at her own naivety. After all her planning, she had fallen before she’d even made it up the first rung of the ladder. When Kahi asked if she had not sought the help of the medicine women, the other girl shook her head.
“I went...when I realised. But she said that the tea might not work, that the babe was too grown already. That the child might come anyway, but be cursed. I will not be able to give away a cursed child, Kahi. I couldn’t risk it. So now I am here, and I cannot hide it much longer. Every day I grow fatter still. It is a wonder I have kept it secret until now..”
Kahi's heart gentle as it always was, went out to her friend. She had always known Mayet to be someone who was confident, who knew what she wanted and went to grab it without hesitation. Much of Kahi today had been formed only due to Mayet's support and how the woman had encouraged her the first few days when she had just arrived in Egypt and had every bad thing in the book happened to her.
At the same time, Kahi also felt the same anger Mayet felt for the nobleman, and would've marched out with a pitchfork in hand to search for the bastard had she not have to lug the equivalent of half a sack of rice along with her, plus the weight now on her abdomen. Had Khufu been around, perhaps the woman would have been far more impulsive in her search for revenge for her friend. But without her husband, Kahi found herself more acutely aware of the need to protect her unborn child and Neferu, and tamped down her desire to hunt the irresponsible nobleman who had gotten her friend pregnant. The only outward reaction she showed was a tightening of her jaw and a flash of anger in her eyes, before reaching forward to hug her friend as the tears started.
Wrapping arms around the upper shoulders of Mayet to give as much comfort as she could, Kahi sat back down in her seat once the tears subsided, a worried look crossing her face at the other's explanation. What Mayet said was true of course, but the idea of her father finding out... Kahi didn't even want to imagine that coming to cross. Mayet's father was a simple farmer, but he had grand dreams of using his only daughter's beautiful looks to better the situation in life. It wasn't that Adom of Obsor did not love his daughter, it was just that Mayet's wellbeing didn't exactly come first, and Kahi had no doubt the anger would be palpable would he find out. He had rejected many offers of marriage in hopes that Mayet would be able to snare a grand marriage - a pregnancy would kill any hope, and Kahi knew Mayet would not want to be married off to the next farmer - which would be exactly what her father would do once he found out about Mayet's accident.
Allowing silence to fall over them as Kahi chewed over the situation in her head, her eyes fell over Neferu silently playing in a corner, her hands instinctively splayed across her swollen belly. Her brows frowned with the heavy silence, when she her eyes suddenly widened and she turned to Mayet with a grin. "How about you come and stay with me? I can return to your home with you and tell your dad I wish for your help as Khufu will be away for a long duration this time. Would he allow it? I would offer coin, of course." They may not be rich, but Khufu earned enough for her to splurge a little, and she was hoping some coin would persuade Adom of Obsor to part with his daughter and deal with some inconvenience at home for the next five or so months until the babe was born. They were both pregnant, so it was easy to pass off the physician as coming for her only, instead of Mayet as well.
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Kahi's heart gentle as it always was, went out to her friend. She had always known Mayet to be someone who was confident, who knew what she wanted and went to grab it without hesitation. Much of Kahi today had been formed only due to Mayet's support and how the woman had encouraged her the first few days when she had just arrived in Egypt and had every bad thing in the book happened to her.
At the same time, Kahi also felt the same anger Mayet felt for the nobleman, and would've marched out with a pitchfork in hand to search for the bastard had she not have to lug the equivalent of half a sack of rice along with her, plus the weight now on her abdomen. Had Khufu been around, perhaps the woman would have been far more impulsive in her search for revenge for her friend. But without her husband, Kahi found herself more acutely aware of the need to protect her unborn child and Neferu, and tamped down her desire to hunt the irresponsible nobleman who had gotten her friend pregnant. The only outward reaction she showed was a tightening of her jaw and a flash of anger in her eyes, before reaching forward to hug her friend as the tears started.
Wrapping arms around the upper shoulders of Mayet to give as much comfort as she could, Kahi sat back down in her seat once the tears subsided, a worried look crossing her face at the other's explanation. What Mayet said was true of course, but the idea of her father finding out... Kahi didn't even want to imagine that coming to cross. Mayet's father was a simple farmer, but he had grand dreams of using his only daughter's beautiful looks to better the situation in life. It wasn't that Adom of Obsor did not love his daughter, it was just that Mayet's wellbeing didn't exactly come first, and Kahi had no doubt the anger would be palpable would he find out. He had rejected many offers of marriage in hopes that Mayet would be able to snare a grand marriage - a pregnancy would kill any hope, and Kahi knew Mayet would not want to be married off to the next farmer - which would be exactly what her father would do once he found out about Mayet's accident.
Allowing silence to fall over them as Kahi chewed over the situation in her head, her eyes fell over Neferu silently playing in a corner, her hands instinctively splayed across her swollen belly. Her brows frowned with the heavy silence, when she her eyes suddenly widened and she turned to Mayet with a grin. "How about you come and stay with me? I can return to your home with you and tell your dad I wish for your help as Khufu will be away for a long duration this time. Would he allow it? I would offer coin, of course." They may not be rich, but Khufu earned enough for her to splurge a little, and she was hoping some coin would persuade Adom of Obsor to part with his daughter and deal with some inconvenience at home for the next five or so months until the babe was born. They were both pregnant, so it was easy to pass off the physician as coming for her only, instead of Mayet as well.
Kahi's heart gentle as it always was, went out to her friend. She had always known Mayet to be someone who was confident, who knew what she wanted and went to grab it without hesitation. Much of Kahi today had been formed only due to Mayet's support and how the woman had encouraged her the first few days when she had just arrived in Egypt and had every bad thing in the book happened to her.
At the same time, Kahi also felt the same anger Mayet felt for the nobleman, and would've marched out with a pitchfork in hand to search for the bastard had she not have to lug the equivalent of half a sack of rice along with her, plus the weight now on her abdomen. Had Khufu been around, perhaps the woman would have been far more impulsive in her search for revenge for her friend. But without her husband, Kahi found herself more acutely aware of the need to protect her unborn child and Neferu, and tamped down her desire to hunt the irresponsible nobleman who had gotten her friend pregnant. The only outward reaction she showed was a tightening of her jaw and a flash of anger in her eyes, before reaching forward to hug her friend as the tears started.
Wrapping arms around the upper shoulders of Mayet to give as much comfort as she could, Kahi sat back down in her seat once the tears subsided, a worried look crossing her face at the other's explanation. What Mayet said was true of course, but the idea of her father finding out... Kahi didn't even want to imagine that coming to cross. Mayet's father was a simple farmer, but he had grand dreams of using his only daughter's beautiful looks to better the situation in life. It wasn't that Adom of Obsor did not love his daughter, it was just that Mayet's wellbeing didn't exactly come first, and Kahi had no doubt the anger would be palpable would he find out. He had rejected many offers of marriage in hopes that Mayet would be able to snare a grand marriage - a pregnancy would kill any hope, and Kahi knew Mayet would not want to be married off to the next farmer - which would be exactly what her father would do once he found out about Mayet's accident.
Allowing silence to fall over them as Kahi chewed over the situation in her head, her eyes fell over Neferu silently playing in a corner, her hands instinctively splayed across her swollen belly. Her brows frowned with the heavy silence, when she her eyes suddenly widened and she turned to Mayet with a grin. "How about you come and stay with me? I can return to your home with you and tell your dad I wish for your help as Khufu will be away for a long duration this time. Would he allow it? I would offer coin, of course." They may not be rich, but Khufu earned enough for her to splurge a little, and she was hoping some coin would persuade Adom of Obsor to part with his daughter and deal with some inconvenience at home for the next five or so months until the babe was born. They were both pregnant, so it was easy to pass off the physician as coming for her only, instead of Mayet as well.
Mayet melted into the comforting embrace of her friend’s arms, allowed herself that after trying to keep it all together everywhere else. She could sense the other girl’s frustration, and welcomes that too. Even though nothing would come of it, having someone feeling outraged on her behalf was comforting. And her fear and worry about what it meant for her future, the inevitable uncertainty that came along with the unknown changes happening to her body. Kahi at least had done this, knew what to expect. Mayet was filled with questions and there had been no one to ask. Slowly, she felt some of the upset settle in the quiet company of her friend.
As she pulled back, Mayet managed a watery smile at Kahi, smoothing the tears away with long, elegant fingers. Mayet took good care of her skin, for much as she might have to pull her weight at home, she knew that a rich man would not want work-hardened hands smoothing over his body, nor sunbaked skin to adorn with gems. She needed to look the part if nothing else. Or at least, that had been her plan.
Now, her gaze followed Kahi’s to settle on the baby boy playing, and Mayet tried to imagine what it would be like if he were her own child, tried to picture herself a mother. Would she have that same softness in her eyes that Kahi did when she looked at Neferu? She was still gazing at the boy, unconsciously cradling the slight swell of her stomach when Kahi began to speak.
When Mayet turned to her, the myriad protests as to how she wouldn't want to impose, how her father wouldn’t agree, how it wouldn't be fair on Khufu, they all danced along her tongue ready to be voiced. But as the dark slant of her eyes settled upon her friend’s, what eventually passed Mayet’s lips was a quiet, desperately hopeful “Really, Kahi?”
Her father would be a hard sell, but if he had coin to take on some help then they could make him agree surely? And then they wouldn’t need to know about the babe, and when it came time, Mayet could give it to another family. As a solution to a mess she had made, it was more than she could have hoped for.
She leant forward to take her friend’s hands within her own, words tumbling out in a rush. "That would be...perfect. If it is not so much trouble for you? I will work, Kahi you know I will. It would just mean I don’t have to...my family might not have to know”
It seemed almost too perfect, and Mayet caught her lip between her teeth. “Khufu will not mind?”
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Mayet melted into the comforting embrace of her friend’s arms, allowed herself that after trying to keep it all together everywhere else. She could sense the other girl’s frustration, and welcomes that too. Even though nothing would come of it, having someone feeling outraged on her behalf was comforting. And her fear and worry about what it meant for her future, the inevitable uncertainty that came along with the unknown changes happening to her body. Kahi at least had done this, knew what to expect. Mayet was filled with questions and there had been no one to ask. Slowly, she felt some of the upset settle in the quiet company of her friend.
As she pulled back, Mayet managed a watery smile at Kahi, smoothing the tears away with long, elegant fingers. Mayet took good care of her skin, for much as she might have to pull her weight at home, she knew that a rich man would not want work-hardened hands smoothing over his body, nor sunbaked skin to adorn with gems. She needed to look the part if nothing else. Or at least, that had been her plan.
Now, her gaze followed Kahi’s to settle on the baby boy playing, and Mayet tried to imagine what it would be like if he were her own child, tried to picture herself a mother. Would she have that same softness in her eyes that Kahi did when she looked at Neferu? She was still gazing at the boy, unconsciously cradling the slight swell of her stomach when Kahi began to speak.
When Mayet turned to her, the myriad protests as to how she wouldn't want to impose, how her father wouldn’t agree, how it wouldn't be fair on Khufu, they all danced along her tongue ready to be voiced. But as the dark slant of her eyes settled upon her friend’s, what eventually passed Mayet’s lips was a quiet, desperately hopeful “Really, Kahi?”
Her father would be a hard sell, but if he had coin to take on some help then they could make him agree surely? And then they wouldn’t need to know about the babe, and when it came time, Mayet could give it to another family. As a solution to a mess she had made, it was more than she could have hoped for.
She leant forward to take her friend’s hands within her own, words tumbling out in a rush. "That would be...perfect. If it is not so much trouble for you? I will work, Kahi you know I will. It would just mean I don’t have to...my family might not have to know”
It seemed almost too perfect, and Mayet caught her lip between her teeth. “Khufu will not mind?”
Mayet melted into the comforting embrace of her friend’s arms, allowed herself that after trying to keep it all together everywhere else. She could sense the other girl’s frustration, and welcomes that too. Even though nothing would come of it, having someone feeling outraged on her behalf was comforting. And her fear and worry about what it meant for her future, the inevitable uncertainty that came along with the unknown changes happening to her body. Kahi at least had done this, knew what to expect. Mayet was filled with questions and there had been no one to ask. Slowly, she felt some of the upset settle in the quiet company of her friend.
As she pulled back, Mayet managed a watery smile at Kahi, smoothing the tears away with long, elegant fingers. Mayet took good care of her skin, for much as she might have to pull her weight at home, she knew that a rich man would not want work-hardened hands smoothing over his body, nor sunbaked skin to adorn with gems. She needed to look the part if nothing else. Or at least, that had been her plan.
Now, her gaze followed Kahi’s to settle on the baby boy playing, and Mayet tried to imagine what it would be like if he were her own child, tried to picture herself a mother. Would she have that same softness in her eyes that Kahi did when she looked at Neferu? She was still gazing at the boy, unconsciously cradling the slight swell of her stomach when Kahi began to speak.
When Mayet turned to her, the myriad protests as to how she wouldn't want to impose, how her father wouldn’t agree, how it wouldn't be fair on Khufu, they all danced along her tongue ready to be voiced. But as the dark slant of her eyes settled upon her friend’s, what eventually passed Mayet’s lips was a quiet, desperately hopeful “Really, Kahi?”
Her father would be a hard sell, but if he had coin to take on some help then they could make him agree surely? And then they wouldn’t need to know about the babe, and when it came time, Mayet could give it to another family. As a solution to a mess she had made, it was more than she could have hoped for.
She leant forward to take her friend’s hands within her own, words tumbling out in a rush. "That would be...perfect. If it is not so much trouble for you? I will work, Kahi you know I will. It would just mean I don’t have to...my family might not have to know”
It seemed almost too perfect, and Mayet caught her lip between her teeth. “Khufu will not mind?”
That Mayet even had to question was outrageous, for all that they had been friends, it was almost a given thing that Kahi would do everything in her power if it meant giving her dear friend a way out. After her own experience with her family's disapproval when she had stated her own wish to marry an Egyptian far older then her, Kahi did not wish Mayet to face disapproval from her own family. While Mayet may not be entirely super close to her family, if it could be salvaged, Kahi would do her best.
Besides, it would be nice to have a friend pregnant at the same time as her, would it not?
"Of course." she reassured with a voice as soothing as she could manage, gripping her friend's hand with a nod. She did not know if they would manage to cloud over Adom of Obsor's eyes, considering their residences weren't very far away, but if she could keep Mayet within the house, maybe it was doable.
"You do not need to work, Mayet, truly." Not above the regular housekeeping work Kahi would have to do to upkeep the house for sure, but other then that, it would truly be a boon instead to have a companion instead of the lonely next few months she had expected to be alone whilst Khufu was away. "He wouldn't mind, he wouldn't even be home." Kahi responded with a chuckle, patting her friend's hand to try and reassure her again. "I would be grateful to have you with me, ibib. Otherwise, I would be really alone."
Neferu chose that moment to scream in excitement as he ran up, holding out a hand that had a dead bug the young child had someone managed to catch and murder. Kahi's eyes widened, but as much as she disliked her bugs, she only gulped and tried to not show an outward reaction, merely patting her son on the head with a reluctant indulgence before giving Mayet a wry smile. "It'd just be me and this little terror. Save me, would you?"
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That Mayet even had to question was outrageous, for all that they had been friends, it was almost a given thing that Kahi would do everything in her power if it meant giving her dear friend a way out. After her own experience with her family's disapproval when she had stated her own wish to marry an Egyptian far older then her, Kahi did not wish Mayet to face disapproval from her own family. While Mayet may not be entirely super close to her family, if it could be salvaged, Kahi would do her best.
Besides, it would be nice to have a friend pregnant at the same time as her, would it not?
"Of course." she reassured with a voice as soothing as she could manage, gripping her friend's hand with a nod. She did not know if they would manage to cloud over Adom of Obsor's eyes, considering their residences weren't very far away, but if she could keep Mayet within the house, maybe it was doable.
"You do not need to work, Mayet, truly." Not above the regular housekeeping work Kahi would have to do to upkeep the house for sure, but other then that, it would truly be a boon instead to have a companion instead of the lonely next few months she had expected to be alone whilst Khufu was away. "He wouldn't mind, he wouldn't even be home." Kahi responded with a chuckle, patting her friend's hand to try and reassure her again. "I would be grateful to have you with me, ibib. Otherwise, I would be really alone."
Neferu chose that moment to scream in excitement as he ran up, holding out a hand that had a dead bug the young child had someone managed to catch and murder. Kahi's eyes widened, but as much as she disliked her bugs, she only gulped and tried to not show an outward reaction, merely patting her son on the head with a reluctant indulgence before giving Mayet a wry smile. "It'd just be me and this little terror. Save me, would you?"
That Mayet even had to question was outrageous, for all that they had been friends, it was almost a given thing that Kahi would do everything in her power if it meant giving her dear friend a way out. After her own experience with her family's disapproval when she had stated her own wish to marry an Egyptian far older then her, Kahi did not wish Mayet to face disapproval from her own family. While Mayet may not be entirely super close to her family, if it could be salvaged, Kahi would do her best.
Besides, it would be nice to have a friend pregnant at the same time as her, would it not?
"Of course." she reassured with a voice as soothing as she could manage, gripping her friend's hand with a nod. She did not know if they would manage to cloud over Adom of Obsor's eyes, considering their residences weren't very far away, but if she could keep Mayet within the house, maybe it was doable.
"You do not need to work, Mayet, truly." Not above the regular housekeeping work Kahi would have to do to upkeep the house for sure, but other then that, it would truly be a boon instead to have a companion instead of the lonely next few months she had expected to be alone whilst Khufu was away. "He wouldn't mind, he wouldn't even be home." Kahi responded with a chuckle, patting her friend's hand to try and reassure her again. "I would be grateful to have you with me, ibib. Otherwise, I would be really alone."
Neferu chose that moment to scream in excitement as he ran up, holding out a hand that had a dead bug the young child had someone managed to catch and murder. Kahi's eyes widened, but as much as she disliked her bugs, she only gulped and tried to not show an outward reaction, merely patting her son on the head with a reluctant indulgence before giving Mayet a wry smile. "It'd just be me and this little terror. Save me, would you?"
It was a sliver of hope, a way out where she hadn’t been able to see one before and for that, Mayet was truly grateful, squeezing Kahi’s hand with her own. “Hush. A little help around the place is the least I can do for what you offer me Kahi. And we shall neither of us be alone”
Maybe it would be a comfort to Khufu that his wife would not be left on her own with one small child and another on the way? It must be hard for him to have to be away at such a time, perhaps this could be fortunate not just for her. Feeling the stress that had wound her up in knots begin to unravel, Mayet smiled with more conviction than she had managed in days. “I do not know how to thank you, my sweet friend.”
It would still be a task to keep the truth of her condition from her father and brothers but….perhaps? And in the meantime Mayet could find a place for the child where it would be cared for, could prevent the abrupt end of all her ambitions before they had barely taken root.
Interrupted by the arrival of Neferu bearing a rather creepy-crawly prize, Mayet swept him up and made a show of examining the treasure. “Don’t bring bugs as a gift to a lady, Neferu. Save bugs for your Papa. Mama deserves flowers.”
She settled the child on her hip and looked fondly at her friend. The future was still going to be a test, she knew that, but at least Mayet didn’t feel like she would be walking the path so alone now. “Shall we go find Mama some flowers?” her words to the small boy were met with a bashful nod, and the woman snuck a questioning look at his mother to ensure it was alright before she set Neferu on his feet and led him out out the door, gifting Kahi the rare and precious delight of a few moments peace and quiet where she could take the weight off her feet. She had, after all, just taken a weight off her friend’s mind
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It was a sliver of hope, a way out where she hadn’t been able to see one before and for that, Mayet was truly grateful, squeezing Kahi’s hand with her own. “Hush. A little help around the place is the least I can do for what you offer me Kahi. And we shall neither of us be alone”
Maybe it would be a comfort to Khufu that his wife would not be left on her own with one small child and another on the way? It must be hard for him to have to be away at such a time, perhaps this could be fortunate not just for her. Feeling the stress that had wound her up in knots begin to unravel, Mayet smiled with more conviction than she had managed in days. “I do not know how to thank you, my sweet friend.”
It would still be a task to keep the truth of her condition from her father and brothers but….perhaps? And in the meantime Mayet could find a place for the child where it would be cared for, could prevent the abrupt end of all her ambitions before they had barely taken root.
Interrupted by the arrival of Neferu bearing a rather creepy-crawly prize, Mayet swept him up and made a show of examining the treasure. “Don’t bring bugs as a gift to a lady, Neferu. Save bugs for your Papa. Mama deserves flowers.”
She settled the child on her hip and looked fondly at her friend. The future was still going to be a test, she knew that, but at least Mayet didn’t feel like she would be walking the path so alone now. “Shall we go find Mama some flowers?” her words to the small boy were met with a bashful nod, and the woman snuck a questioning look at his mother to ensure it was alright before she set Neferu on his feet and led him out out the door, gifting Kahi the rare and precious delight of a few moments peace and quiet where she could take the weight off her feet. She had, after all, just taken a weight off her friend’s mind
It was a sliver of hope, a way out where she hadn’t been able to see one before and for that, Mayet was truly grateful, squeezing Kahi’s hand with her own. “Hush. A little help around the place is the least I can do for what you offer me Kahi. And we shall neither of us be alone”
Maybe it would be a comfort to Khufu that his wife would not be left on her own with one small child and another on the way? It must be hard for him to have to be away at such a time, perhaps this could be fortunate not just for her. Feeling the stress that had wound her up in knots begin to unravel, Mayet smiled with more conviction than she had managed in days. “I do not know how to thank you, my sweet friend.”
It would still be a task to keep the truth of her condition from her father and brothers but….perhaps? And in the meantime Mayet could find a place for the child where it would be cared for, could prevent the abrupt end of all her ambitions before they had barely taken root.
Interrupted by the arrival of Neferu bearing a rather creepy-crawly prize, Mayet swept him up and made a show of examining the treasure. “Don’t bring bugs as a gift to a lady, Neferu. Save bugs for your Papa. Mama deserves flowers.”
She settled the child on her hip and looked fondly at her friend. The future was still going to be a test, she knew that, but at least Mayet didn’t feel like she would be walking the path so alone now. “Shall we go find Mama some flowers?” her words to the small boy were met with a bashful nod, and the woman snuck a questioning look at his mother to ensure it was alright before she set Neferu on his feet and led him out out the door, gifting Kahi the rare and precious delight of a few moments peace and quiet where she could take the weight off her feet. She had, after all, just taken a weight off her friend’s mind