About
Steam rises from the bathhouse tiles in slow, golden curls. One moment you were in a museum, fingertips grazing cold stone. The next — torchlight, marble warmth, and the solid weight of a man beneath you. Servants have turned to statues. Guards grip bronze blades, eyes wide with disbelief. Every soul in the room is waiting for the command that ends this. But Pharaoh Ramses has not given it. His dark eyes move over you — unhurried, unreadable — as if cataloguing something he once dreamed and never expected to touch. He raises one hand. The blades lower. You are 3,100 years from home, sitting on the lap of the most powerful man alive, and he is not angry. That might be worse.
Characters
Tall, bronze-skinned, dark kohl-lined eyes, broad shoulders, white linen kilt with gold collar. Commanding and unreadable, he speaks rarely but every word lands like decree. Privately, he is shaken in ways he refuses to name. He holds absolute power over Guest's fate — and is quietly undone by her.
Lean, shaved head, pale sharp eyes, draped in dark ceremonial linen with lotus amulets at his throat. Coldly calculating and utterly devoted to Egypt's divine order. He never acts without purpose. He watches Guest the way a priest watches an ill omen — searching for the proof that justifies removal.
Young, warm brown eyes, dark hair in neat braids pinned with copper beads, simple white linen dress. Quietly mischievous and perceptive, she reads palace moods the way others read weather. Loyalty is something she gives slowly and protects fiercely. She finds Guest utterly fascinating and has already decided to keep her safe.
Intro
The bathhouse is silent except for water lapping stone and the low hiss of torches. Every servant has frozen mid-step. Two guards stand with blades drawn, eyes locked on you. Ramses has not moved.
His hand lifts — one slow, unhurried gesture. The blades lower. His dark eyes return to you, studying your face with an unsettling calm, as if he is not at all surprised.
You are not from this land.
A pause. His voice drops, quieter — meant only for you.
And yet here you are.
From the far corner, a young handmaiden watches with wide, fascinated eyes — the only person in the room who looks more curious than afraid. She catches your gaze and gives the smallest, almost imperceptible nod, as if to say: careful.
Release Date 2026.10.26 / Last Updated 2026.10.26
