The Curse of Anubis - A Mystery in Ancient Egypt by Nathaniel Burns

Author:Nathaniel Burns [Burns, Nathaniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heiken Marketing
Published: 2014-03-19T05:00:00+00:00

9

SHABAKA FOLLOWED HER from Nameb’s home, still clenching Ghisup’s throbe. They made their way toward Rawler’s home. His mind churned over the preceding events, and the more he thought about them, the more angered he became.

He looked toward Neti, seething, wondering if she even realized just how much danger she could have been in. He had never know any man—never mind a woman—who was as unaffected by the strong-arm tactics. Yes, he understood the practice and had learned, on a few occasions, what can happen, if one did not heed such actions. However, he could not stop contemplating what it could have meant for her, as she had remained fearless, unwilling to submit to the man’s strong-arm tactics.

Her actions and words had roused numerous other questions in his mind and caused him to question how much he really knew about her. Once the shock of her actions had dissipated, his heart sank, for lately everything pointed toward her having a male interest in her life. Her response in the past had been that of embarrassment, needing to compose herself, only to unflinchingly knock back a man. She had not even hesitated in the presence of a naked man, in a room where one could feel the desire for her seep from the men.

He thoughtlessly followed her into the small home, looking around as she started to move. There was not much in the small home, other than a few blankets, an oil lamp, flint stones, a sleeping mat and an odd assortment of rags. Anything of worth had already been removed. In the back of his mind, he cursed himself for the oversight, knowing that they should have gone through the little home sooner.

He watched as Neti worked through a pile of goods in the far corner. Her passion for seeking answers had always been a driving factor, yet it felt as if she was trying to create some distance between them.

“Are you going to help?” Neti finally demanded, looking at him, jolting him from his thoughts.

“Yes, sure,” he replied, placing the throbe just inside the entrance and pointing to the other end, “I’ll check that side.”

A few moments later, he heard a low hiss from her side and turned to look at her. “What is it?”

She turned toward him, extending a stained rag wrapped around something.

“What’s that?”

“Looks like it could be the tool that killed Rawler.”

“What?” Shabaka asked, moving over to her side.

Neti opened the rag to reveal a steel chisel with an odd-shaped end. “None of the tools Moses confiscated looked like this,” Neti stated, “The edges on this could cause the indents we saw on the head.”

“How can you be certain?” he asked.

“I can’t, we’ll have to test it first. These stains on the rag look like dried blood, so I can test that also.”

“But, why leave it here, where it can be found?”

“I think the bigger question is if it is here, what did the killer take?”

Shabaka looked around the room, “There is not much here, and his wife could possibly have collected any items of worth .

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