In the Kemet Tomb at the present.
After the painful events of the day, the royal guards led a shaken Egrith back to his palace. The city, once alive with voices, now whispered in quiet concern, but time did not stop for a broken man, not even for a prince.
The river of time moved forward, steady and uncaring, pulling everything along with it.
Night fell deeper, wrapping the world in darkness. Moonlight washed over stone and sand, casting long shadows as stars flickered in the sky. For a moment, the city lay still, caught in the hush of midnight.
Zainah and Zarah got comfortable in their inn room, laying under the bedsheets and sleeping. Zarah had to stay away from Zainah due to her lack of control over her full strength, but that didn't stop them from being close.
