A prophet must speak when the gods call on him, or," she added slowly, "he must cease to be a prophet who betrays the gods by hiding their high counsel." Now Kaku could find no way of escape, so, since he feared the very name of Rames, within himself he determined that he would interpret the dream in the sense that Pharaoh should await the attack of this Rames at Thebes, and while every ear listened to him, thus began his tale.

Yet as he spoke he felt the glittering eyes of that spirit who was called the Queen, fix themselves upon him and compel his tongue, so that he said just what he did not mean to say.
"A light shines in me," he cried, "and I see that the second vision of her Majesty is the true vision.

You must go up with your army to the Gate of the South, O Pharaoh, and there meet this usurper, Rames, that these matters may be brought to their appointed end." "Their appointed end?
What appointed end ?" shouted Abi.
"Doubtless that which her Majesty dreamed," answered Kaku.

"At least, it is laid upon me to tell you that you must go up to the Gate of the South." "Then I wish that the Gate of the South were laid upon you also, O Evil Prophet," exclaimed Abi.

"For two years only have I ruled in Egypt, and lo! three wars have been my portion, a war against the people of Syria, a war against the desert men, and a war against the Nine Bow barbarians that invaded the Low Lands.