Senemut sat on the plane with his eyes close.
He was a bit anxious about the trip.
He hadn’t been to Egypt in a very long time, and it had been even longer with Hatshepsut.
He knew old memories would resurface.
He was beginning to wonder if this trip had been a good idea after all.
Senemut just sighed and turned to look at Raylin who was fidgeting.
She was staring out the window, but she was tapping her fingers impatiently on the arm rest.
He turned to look at the twins across the aisle.
Both had their ear buds in their ears.
Xaria was reading a book while Xander was playing a video game.
Senemut settled back in his seat and tried to relax.
Xaria had predicted an uneventful flight, so there was really no need for him to be so anxious.
As he closed his eyes again, he could hear Raylin muttering something to herself.
Senemut opened his eyes and saw Raylin with her eyes closed, moving her hand in small circles.
She opened her eyes and looked at Senemut.
“This is a bad idea,” Raylin said, bluntly.
“So you’ve said over and over and over again.”
“Maybe I’m hoping you’ll listen.”
“Raylin, dear, we’re on the plane.
Any hopes of me changing my mind have flown out the window.”
“We have a layover.
We can always change flights.”
“We’re not changing flights.
“Relax,” Raylin said, waving her hand casually.
“I put up a sound barrier.
No one can hear us, not even Xander and Xaria.”
Senemut looked over at the twins.
They were sitting not noticing them at all.
“Fine,” Senemut said with a huff.
“You can continue with your rant.”
“Thank you.
As I was saying, how can you be sure that she is not leading us into a trap?
You don’t know her like you used to.
People can change over a few centuries.
How do you know she hasn’t changed sides?”
Senemut ran his hand down his face as if he was trying to wipe away Raylin’s words, but he couldn’t.
He knew there could be some truth in her words.
He didn’t know Hatshepsut as well as he once did.
The centuries could have very well changed Hatshepsut, especially since she had always carried bitterness in her heart over her blight.
Discontent could easily make someone rebel against their purpose.
Senemut finally looked over to Raylin.
“Honestly, I don’t know,” Senemut said.
“Hatshepsut could have changed into a completely manipulative, evil person, but I doubt it.
You should know that I would never put you or the twins in harm’s way.
If I truly believed this was a trap, I wouldn’t have allowed you all to come.
“Yes,” Raylin sighed.
“I know you wouldn’t purposely put us in danger.
I know you wouldn’t, but that doesn’t change the fact that I don’t trust her.”
“Well, trust me.”
“I do, but—”
“No buts.
Hatshepsut and I have not been an item since our human lives.
I still love her.
I won’t deny that, but those ever so faint feelings have no hold on me.
And neither does Hatshepsut.
Stop worrying and relax.
We are only going to check out one lead and then we are going to enjoy our vacation by ourselves.”
“I still think you are going into this blind,” Raylin said.
“Xaria did not see anything going wrong and I haven’t known Xaria’s predictions to be wrong.”
“Hatshepsut may try to negate Xaria’s powers.”
“How can she if she doesn’t know about them?” Senemut asked, patting Raylin’s hand.
“But—”
“No buts,” Senemut said sternly.
“I will not allow any harm to come to any of you.” He gave Raylin a big smile and waited for her to return it.
She rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to the window.
“I guess that will have to do,” Senemut said and he settled back into his seat.