He spoke to the snake first. They are older than I was when I first started working it was not a defense, or dismissal of her words, just the truth. He had been far younger than these two when he had first been named and trained as a soldier, sent out to patrol and hunt alone.

But the boy-king agreed, and Amon bowed his head in thanks. Horus is kind he watched the pair of egyptians move, watched Tyra eat the poppy seeds, before the healer came to him as well. Thank you he said, before taking the leaf of poppy seeds. He'd take them, but in a moment.

He limped back to Khyan, and Idalie, before translating Khaem's words to them. We've been accepted in, but we're going to need to talk after we've settled into a room, court is different here than in your mother's pack His words weren't as hushed as he wished, he knew it would probably make Pharoah suspicious, it wouldn't do for the pair of young royals to make a fool of themselves infront of an entire pack, they'll need a crash course. Safiya and Tavina will carry little Tyr, stay close to them if they need to trade off he doubted they would, Tyra was in a scrawny stage of growth, seeming more leg than torso.

It was then he finally allowed himself the poppy seed, he was fine with brute forcing the pain down, but he was grateful for the pain relief. He carried the other one in the leaf, and waited to move.