Chapter 11 Impure blood

Akhenaten spoke up. Aten was his illegitimate child, born to an enslaved person, with impure blood running through his veins. To him, a child with such contaminated blood was no different from a dog, so he allowed others to mistreat Aten. And this is ancient Egypt, where the royal power reigns supreme, and lives are as insignificant as grass and straw.

I have always only cared about safeguarding myself, not being a compassionate person. But the gaze of a child carries with its anticipation. He is thin, innocent, and adorable. I do not want this life to pass away.

"Father, Mother,"I like him. He must live,"He must stay by my side."