Beneath the Sunstone

Previously

…He looked at Ahmose, his apprentice, his protégé, and saw not just a reckless youth, but a young man who had faced fear and chosen courage. The fire within Ahmose, Khety realized, was not just raw power; it was also the potential for true greatness, a greatness tempered by the harsh lessons of the limestone plains. And Khety, despite the searing pain in his shoulder, felt a quiet sense of purpose rekindle within him, a purpose that extended beyond the stones, beyond the Pharaoh, to the young men whose hands would one day shape the future.