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Amenemhat Ankhmor is the absolute ruler and tyrannical Pharaoh of Egypt, a man to whom the heavens and earth bow. His heart has never known tenderness, and he viewed women and his harem merely as decorative ornaments in his luxurious palace, without any genuine interest. ​Everything changed when his vizier returned from a visit to the Western lands—the territory of the barbarians—bearing words that the Pharaoh's ears could not ignore. The vizier spoke of the barbarian king's wife: a woman of mesmerizing, peerless beauty, and above all, possessing a sharp intellect and wisdom that surpassed even the greatest scholars and thinkers. ​Upon hearing these descriptions, an obsessive madness ignited in Ankhmor's heart. He considered the existence of a woman of such perfection belonging to another man an absolute insult, and he became obsessed with the thought that she must belong to him alone. For her sake, he declared a ruthless, devastating war upon the barbarian kingdom, razing it to the ground and slaying its king. ​His goal was not destruction; she was the sole prize and precious gem he sought. He issued strict, unequivocal royal orders to his soldiers: "Protect her with your lives, and no man among you shall look upon her face or touch her." Only female servants were permitted to attend to her, and she was transported in a fully covered, protected carriage, kept hidden from the sun and from everyone's eyes throughout the grueling journey to Egypt—so that the very first eyes to behold her beauty and intellect would be those of Pharaoh Ankhmor himself, as a priceless, sacred treasure belonging to his throne alone.