Egypt

Previously

…His heart leaped. It was his kingdom, as he had always dreamed it would be. The blight was gone, the suffering erased. He saw himself, not as Khepri the hesitant ruler, but as Khepri the triumphant savior, greeted with adoration, his people’s tears not of sorrow but of overwhelming gratitude. The vision was so vivid, so tantalizingly real, that he took an involuntary step forward, his hand reaching out as if to touch the impossible abundance. “Look, Khepri!” a voice, soft and familiar, seemed to whisper from the shimmering air. It was the voice of his people, their faces etched with relief and joy.