The outburst? Oh—she remembered, suddenly.

You were afraid! We all were. Aiesha sniffled and blotted her nose again. M-maybe I still am. Hushed, now.

That the Pharaoh did not look upon Senmut and see a competitor was clear, and perhaps that was part of why all of this was so jarring. It had been very strange to be given the role of a princess in the beginning and Aiesha had done her best to adapt; but now it was possibly revoked from her, and it had not been a coveted aspect of her life but it had given her freedom.

More room to grow, now.

How could she grow from any of this? It was a preposterous notion. As something she could not yet fathom, Aiesha put it from her mind. She focused on other things, as best she could in this state.

I do not know if this can ever be home for us, but... At least our family is together. At least we have that.