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10-14-2011, 04:54 PM

Nearing their end of the palace Horus looked down at Zahur in disgust. He didn't know what sort of bond him and Cena had formed but he was going to end it once and for all. Cena hurried ahead and pushed open the door to allow Horus inside. Before stepping inside Horus turned around and made sure no one was around or watching before giving Zahur a swift kick in the gut that sent him back many feet. If he ran to the Pharaoh about this Horus would simply say it was an accident, and misunderstanding of sorts.

When Cena saw Horus kick Zahur, she couldn't help but yell out as she let go of the door and headed towards him. Before she could get far Horus grabbed her by the arm and shoved her back inside, slamming the door behind them. When Cena looked up at him he reached up and back handed her, sending her to the floor. "Cena you have been acting out of line this entire morning. It's that cat, and I forbid you to have any more contact with him in his cat or human form again unless you want another branding or lashing do you understand?"

He knelt down to her level as she shook, reaching up to brush a strand of hair from her face. When she responded he ran his fingers over her mouth where the blood trickled. "Good girl," he said as he stood and stepped over her towards his bedroom. "Get yourself cleaned up," he ordered, "and help Eshe get lunch ready."

Ascending a set of stairs to his own room that overlooked part of the city, as well as the palace's water garden on the adjacent wall, Horus made his way to sit on a rock ledge of an open 'window'. The silk curtains that hung from the top of the open space blew peacefully in the small breeze that drifted through the room as something caught his eye in the water garden. The Queen was sitting in front of a part of water. Horus' lips turned up in a devious smile. It wouldn't be long before the Pharaoh would be dead and she would be his Queen. Not long now at all.

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As they approached their section of the palace, Cena hurried ahead of Horus and pushed open the door, standing out of the way so that he and Zahur could easily walk inside. When Horus stopped short of coming inside, Cena looked up in time to see him rear back and kick Zahur. Her grip on the door released as she rushed forward, "Zahur!" she yelled. But before she could make it past Horus, he had grabbed her arm, shoving her inside and slamming the door behind them.

She wasn't supposed to look into Horus' face, ever, but for the second time today she did it without thinking, her dark emerald eyes looking into his black souless looking eyes with sadness and confusion. In the next moment he struck her, sending her quickly to the floor, where she caught herself with a hand to keep from laying fully on the ground. She kept her eyes on the floor as he spoke to her, replying quietly, "Yes master Horus." She felt his fingers on her lips causing her to shudder involuntarily. The thought of another lashing or branding made her stomach sick, as he stood and made his way towards his bedroom, barking more orders at her.

Cena stood, putting the majority of her weight on the foot that had not been injured before making her way towards the area Eshe would be beginning to prepare lunch by now. She wanted desperately to check on Zahur, but knew that would be a bad choice. Instead, she found a piece of cloth and wiped the blood from her face before removing her sandal and cleaning her foot, wrapping the cloth around the wound before replacing the thinly made shoe.

Smiling slightly at Eshe, Cena placed the produce from the market on the counter. Eshe didn't ask about the mark on her face or swollen lip, she knew of Horus' wrath, she'd felt it many many times herself. Instead, she simply hugged Cena before handing her some bread and telling her that lunch was under control. They had never been close friends and weren't allowed much conversation, but they still looked out for one another when the chance arose. Cena took the bread and thanked Eshe before leaning back on the counter to get the weight off of her foot, as she wondered about Zahur.