If the Mohar sacrifices a fortune for Nefert, he will be her master, and Katuti will not stand in his way; she knows well enough why her nephew pays for her.

But some one else stops the way, and that is Mena.

It is worth while to get him out of the way.
The charioteer stands close to the Pharaoh, and the noose that is flung at one may easily fall round the neck of the other too.

Make the Mohar your ally, and it may easily happen that your rat-bites may be paid for with mortal wounds, and Rameses who, if you marched against him openly, might blow you to the ground, may be hit by a lance thrown from an ambush.

When the throne is clear, the weak legs of the Regent may succeed in clambering up to it with the help of the priests.