Book 5. Golden-Haired ¿oncubine (The Palace of the Dazzling Aten, #5) / The Palace of the Dazzling Aten (ePub)

Ancient Egypt. Pharaoh Ramses III ascends the throne. He has three wives Isis, Tyti and Tije. Isis and Tyti belong to the royal family. Tije is the daughter of a court dignitary. Tije is the mother of Pentaweret, the pharaoh's firstborn. However, the Pharaoh appoints his son, born of Queen Tyti, as his successor. In addition, he alienates his third wife and moves her to the Northern Palace, intended for senior concubines. Tije conspires with the High Priest of the temple of the goddess Meretseger to overthrow Ramses III and place her son Pentaweret on the throne. The High Priest keeps an ancient papyrus in the secret vault of the temple, according to which Tije is the heiress of the ancient gods. Tije and the High Priest win over the Dark Gods to their side. According to their plan, Ramses III must die from the curse. However, Nekhbet and Wadjet, the vulture goddess and the cobra goddess, are called upon to protect the pharaoh and his power. But Tije and the High Priest do not give up, they find new helpers and followers. The Palace of the Dazzling Aten, the home of the pharaoh's family, becomes the center of intrigue, black magic, betrayal and hypocrisy.
'Sagard successfully negotiated a price for the golden-haired outlander woman with the slave trader. After that, Sepanabed invited the slave trader along with the woman to The Palace of the Dazzling Aten. Final negotiations should take place in one of the administrative buildings. The slave trader, in accordance with the available permission, crossed the Eastern gate of the palace complex on his palanquin. Next to him sat a golden-haired outlander woman. Her face was covered with a transparent cloth. The slave trader's servants placed the palanquin on the ground. First, the slave trader came out of the palanquin, followed by the woman. The slave trader was well versed in the territory of the administrative buildings of the palace. After all, he had already been here several times. And every time his transaction was successful.
The slave trader and the woman entered one of the buildings without drawing too much attention to themselves. The slave trader remembered that Sepanabed conducted an inspection of the 'live goods' in a special room. He headed there with a confident step, the future concubine of Ramses III dutifully followed him.
Sepanabed was a punctual man and was already waiting for the slave trader. The Assistant Steward of the Northern Palace opened the door for the slave trader. Entering the premises, the slave trader bowed and greeted Sepanabed. The Steward of the Northern Palace also responded with a greeting.
"Show me the slave. Take off the transparent veil from the woman," Sepanabed ordered.
The slave trader complied implicitly. He carefully removed the veil from the woman. Before Sepanabed's gaze stood a slender young woman in a short transparent tunic. Her figure was well distinguished under the light transparent cloth. The woman's long, slender legs aroused Sepanabed's admiration. But the most important thing: the woman was beautiful with the beauty that you will not find in Ta-Kemet. Her hair shimmered with gold and reached her waist. The woman's face was white, her nose straight, her forehead high, her lips plump, and her eyes blue. She perfectly understood why the slave trader brought her to the palace. She looked at Sepanabed with a direct, defiant gaze. And all this together simply stunned Sepanabed. For a moment he was speechless. And he pretended to carefully examine the woman.
"What is your name?" He asked the woman. .
"Her name is Laodice, but I call her Shepsit," the slave trader replied. "She doesn't know our language. The woman was born in Ilion. Or whatever else this city was called Troy. She is the daughter of King Priam. Troy was destroyed a few years ago by the Hellenes after years of siege. The inhabitants were taken prisoner. Laodiсe went to one of the Hellenic commanders. He recently sold a woman in P...