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She quickly glanced his way, realizing he was little more than an adult-sized baby. “Watch,” she said, reaching back and taking hold of her seatbelt, then clicking it into its matching latch. “There. All safe and secure.”
He turned to look at his own side of the vehicle, and repeated her actions, successfully securing himself with the seatbelt after only the third try. “Ha! I am secure!”
“Very good. Now, let’s talk about your name. We cannot introduce you to people as Ra, the sun god.”
“I am no one but Ra the sun god!”
“No one believes in gods anymore. They’ll think you are insane and lock you away.”
“I have been locked away long enough.”
“What shall we call you then?”
“I am Ra.”
She sighed. “I suppose we could get away with Ra. Just please don’t tell anyone you’re the sun god. If you do, I will have to tell them you’re drunk.”
“What is drunk?”
“Like, wine. Drank too much wine.”
“I like wine. I will drink wine.”
“No. We don’t have wine anymore. It’s gone with the gods. No wine at all.” She almost shuddered thinking of having to manage him drunk. Sober was difficult enough.
“I am not finding this new world very hospitable.”
“I tried to tell you, but you wanted to live. The rules are different now. If you don’t learn them, you’ll never be accepted.”
He sat there for a few awkward moments, watching pieces of the world he finally found himself in go by. Finally he nodded. “I am Ra! I do not drink wine, and I need clothes so that I do not wander around dressed like this.”
Azi giggled. “Very good.”
“What is your name female?” he asked.
“Azi. I’m Dr. Azi Clement.”
“Thank you, Azi, for taking me to live for a while.” He didn’t tell her he already knew that her name was Dr. Clement. He’d heard those working with her refer to her as such. But she didn’t need to know he’d been watching. Just like he didn’t tell her about The Scarab Prophecy. He feared it would frighten her even more and she’d leave him on his own. That, he couldn’t havehappen. He needed her in his quest for life. In his quest for not only himself, but for his fellow gods. And if the fact that he was human was more than a temporary thing — he was beginning to think that this was one of Neith’s little jokes, though it was not funny in the least — he’d need Dr. Clement for a lot more than willingly giving him her heart. He’d need her to help him navigate everything about this new life. Winning the heart of a human took little to no effort. Coercing a stubborn female who wasn’t fully convinced of his godliness to help him reclaim his powers and strength, would definitely be more difficult. “When I am once again a god, I will reward you for your service.”
“I don’t need a reward. Let’s just get through the rest of today and possibly tomorrow and see what happens.”
“Agreed,” he said, finally beginning to relax a little, though his grip on the middle console did not let up at all.
~~~
Abasi walked up the walkway toward the two guards still standing on either side of the entrance. “Was he angry?”
“Not completely. He seemed lost,” one of the guards said.
“After three thousand years, I can’t imagine feeling any other way,” Abasi said.
“He definitely got in the car with her?” Abasi asked.
“He did. She stopped and helped him get in, then they drove away together,” the first guard said.
“Are you sure this is the best decision?” the second guard asked.
“Our people have waited milennia to fulfill our promise. The time is now, I have no doubt.”
