Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals

The afternoon passed and one by one the maidens left. Aset folded one hand inside the other and sat. She wasn’t waiting. There was nothing to wait for. She was resting.

Soon those maidens reappeared and took Aset by both hands and led her to their queen, recommending her sincerely.

The queen paused, a finger pressed to her cheek. “You’re not like what the girls said. Not at all.”

Aset didn’t speak. She wasn’t even sure why she was still standing there. She might as well leave.

“You’re older than my usual handmaidens. But I sense your true value.”

Aset jerked to attention. She looked closely at this queen now, at the tired eyes, the flushed cheeks. Did she really know she was in the presence of a goddess?

“I sense the good in you. You can help me in the way I most need help.” The queen bid Aset to follow her into another chamber—an infant’s chamber. The queen picked up her newborn son and placed him in Aset’s arms. “You’re his new

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