Daughter of Ra {Ardeth Bay x Oc}

Chapter Two

Third person's point of view.

After finding out that Jonathan hadn't found the key and map where he did, he took the two women to the man he'd stolen it from. Upon entering the prison, they were greeted. "Come, come! Step over the threshold. Welcome to Cairo Prison, my humble home." the Warden said leading them in. Evelyn and Jonathan were arguing, "You told me that you got it on a dig down in Thebes." Evie argued, "Yeah, well, I was mistaken." Jonathan snapped,

His stumbling pace steaming from Atem's quick and fast paced steps, Evie hugging her elbow to keep up, is what kept her from falling behind, "You lied to me." she growled, he leaned in closer, "I lie to everybody. What makes you so special?" He snapped back and Atem nearly snapped, "What have I told you about that." she growled, he leaned back and raised his hands in defeat, "I am your sister." she countered, and he scoffed teasingly, 

"That just makes you more gullible." Atem rolled her eyes and adjusted her hat. It was obvious that she's a woman but with the long coat draped over her shoulders and the pommels of the knives at her sides as well as the ones for her Sais at her ribs. The concealed gun in her waist band is to make things easier should she be disarmed. Not that she's worried. "You stole it from a drunk at the local casbah?" Evie snapped back not amused by her brother. 

"Picked his pocket, actually, so I don't think it's a very good..." he said correcting her and trying to change the subject by escaping but Atem grabbed the back of his tunic. "Stop being so ridiculous. What exactly is this man in prison for?" Atem asked the Warden, "This I did not know. But when I heard that you were coming, I asked him that myself." the Warden said as he ordered for guards to bring out the prisoner. 

"And what did he say?" Evie asked curiously, "He said he was just looking for a good time." he said with a flick of his wrist, making a semi-circle. The door swung open and a tall man with long shaggy hair and ruined clothing came out in shackles. He looked wild and very annoyed. There was something about him that reminded Atem of a young Medjai boy training under the wind of her lover back in Ancient Egypt, back when she still lived in the palace. 

Slamming guard sticks into his lower back and thighs he was forced to sit, the Warden backed away from the bars out of fear of being punched or grabbed. "This is the man that you stole it from?" Evie asked and Jonathan nodded, "Yes, exactly? So why don't we just go sniff out a spot of tiff in..." Jonathan said trying to escape again but Atem caught him and stopped him, "Stop being a coward," she hissed. "Who are you? And who's the broad?" the man asked.

"'Broad'"?" Evie gasped, Atem was glad for not being singled out, but she knew he was assessing her as the biggest threat. Which made her proud, for some reason. "I'm just a local sort of missionary chap, spreading the good word, but this is my sister, Evie ." Jonathan said getting closer and pulling Evie with him, "How do you do?" she greeted little more than terrified. "And that is Akhenatem Ra, she's our resident expert on everything," Jonathan added.

Atem gave the Medjai greeting in just gestures, and she watched to see if he'd return it, but it was asking too much when he flickered his interest back to Evie . "Oh, well. Guess she's not a total loss." he said which made her gasp in anger. "I beg your pardon?" hearing a commotion the Warden shouted, then quickly called his exit from them. "I'll be back in a moment?" Atem watched the Warden speak with another guard, then returned her attention to the two siblings.

"Ask him about the box." Jonathan said nudging Evie, "We have found..." she started but he wasn't watching nor listening, "Hello. Excuse me? We both found your puzzle box, and we've come to ask you about it?" she said getting his attention, "No." he said with a smirk, which made Atem smirk, "No?" Evie parroted back with confusion, "No. You came to ask me about Hamunaptra." he said with a sly smile, "How do you know the box pertains to Hamunaptra?"

Evie was hooked with the new information and moving closer to the bars, "Because that's where I was when I found it. I was there. Why didn't you ask your resident know-it-all?" he said, and Atem turned to look away just as Evie turned to look at her, "But how do we know that's not a load of pig's wallow?" Jonathan asked stupidly, while getting closer, "Do I know you?" the guy asked as Jonathan was within hitting range, 

"No, no. I've just got one of those faces." then quick like a snake he struck Jonathan, the man landed at Atem and Evie's feet while the shackled man was punched for hitting Jonathan. "You were actually at Hamunaptra?" Evie asked stumbling over her brother, Atem reaching out caught her to steady her as she continued to move over her brother. "Yeah, I was there." he said smiling and nodding. 

"You swear?" she said with a glare, "Every damn day." he said, and she blushed embarrassingly, "I didn't mean that..." he nodded, "I know. I was there. Seti's place. City of the Dead." he said with bad-juju hand gestures, "Could-Could you tell me how to get there? I mean, the exact location?" she said stuttering with excitement and leaning closer while moving her hat to hide their faces. 

"You want to know?" he asked and she nodded, "Well, yes." she answered truthfully, "Do you really want to know?" he added wanting her to get in even closer, "Yes." she said even more sure of her answer, but his hand reaching through and grabbing her jaw to kiss her startled her and snapped Atem into action as he snapped, "Then get me the hell out of here! Do it, lady!" Atem pulled Evie away from the bars as the guy was yanked back into the room he'd come out from. 

"Where are they taking him?" she gasped pointing with her book as she clung to Atem, "To be hanged," Atem answered having heard the orders being used. "Apparently, he had a very good time." the Warden said a wide smile fitting to his face as he was finally getting rid of someone that was getting under his skin all the time,