Part II. Chapter 35. A God Among Men

The following events take place several months after the King of Amon left Perth.

“…But you must promise me that you will reign in Perth until I return and stamp your authority upon the Generals in the storm and rain. That you shall reign with a mighty hand.”

--Razal

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“I, Karen, the Hebrew Neem, stand by the King’s porch and say these words to a scribe to write in scrolls— the things that occur in the absence of my beloved husband, the King.

“It is my intention to preserve them that he will read and understand the actions of his backstabbing Generals when he returns.” With a wave of my hand, I dismiss the scribe, and he scampers away, leaving me to myself. I take a heavy breath and look up, imagining he were here, my lover.

“Many months have passed, yet the Council refuses me as Queen despite