Only Tua rose upon her bed, stretched out her arms and sighed, fell back again and slept heavily until the morning.

Then she awoke, asking what had befallen her, for she was changed.
"This has befallen, Queen.

That which went forth from you by the command of Amen has returned to you again, its duty done.

Rise up now and adorn yourself, for this is your day of victory and marriage." As the sun rose Tua went forth more beautiful than the morning, and at the gates of the temple found Rames awaiting her, clad in his armour, while from the mists below came a sound as of an army approaching.
"What passes ?" asked Tua, looking at him, and there was more love in her blue eyes than there is water in the Nile at flood.
"I think that Abi attacks us, Lady," he said, bowing the knee to her, "and I am fearful for you, for our men are few, and his are many." "Be not afraid of Abi, or of anything, O Rames, though it is true that this day you must lose your liberty," she answered with a sweet and gentle smile, and he wondered at her words.
Then, before he could speak again, two of the captains of his outposts ran in and reported that without were priests and heralds, who came in peace from the army of Abi.
"Summon the officers, and let them be admitted," said Rames, "but be careful, all of you, lest this embassy should hide some trick of war.
Come, Queen, it is to you that they should speak, and not to me, who am but a general of your province, Kesh," and he followed her to the inner court, where, in front of the sanctuary, was a chair, on which, at his prayer, she seated herself, as a mighty Queen should do.
Now, conducted by his own officers, the embassy entered, bearing with them three closed litters, and Tua and Rames noted that among that embassy were the greatest generals, and the most holy priests of Egypt.
At a given sign they prostrated themselves before the glory of the Queen, all save the soldiers who bore the litters.

Next, from among their ranks out stepped the venerable High-Priest of Amen at Thebes, and stood before Tua with bowed head till, with a motion of her hand, she commanded him to speak.
"O Morning-Star of Amen," he began, "after you left our camp last night a messenger came to us from the Father of the Gods----" "Stay, O High-Priest," broke in Tua.