Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 03

Set in ancient Thebes during military campaigns to the northeast, the narrative intertwines court politics and everyday life as messengers bring lists of casualties that unsettle the city. A regent governs with calm authority while war and rumor provoke public grief, and vivid scenes show scribes, mourners, and the dwarf Nemu moving among distraught families. Background chapters trace dynastic claims and the regent's relationship to the ruling house, while events explore the human cost of conquest, questions of legitimacy, social order, and ritual responses to loss. Descriptive passages evoke urban heat, administrative procedure, and the clash between private sorrow and state power.