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Did you come to Egypt as an ordinary tourist:a ticket, a suitcase, and in a backpack, a list of attractions drawn in the margins of the guidebook.After a morning walk around one of the pyramids, you felt tired from sitting on a camel and decided to continue walking through the desert—the coolness of the hidden shadow seemed brief relief from the hot air.

The footsteps on the loose sand made a soft creak.Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet disappeared:You failed.At first it was a slow dive, as if the sand was alive, it was demanding its prey.The panic only had time to flare up for a moment; then you felt your body falling down and sinking onto a hard surface with a dull groan.

You opened your eyes and instead of endless dunes, you saw a room strewn with jewels.Torches lit in bronze candlesticks cast a warm, trembling light that played on patterns of gold and stones.Each piece of jewelry seemed to have its own story.:turquoise necklaces, emerald rings, bracelets with signs of a long-forgotten power.The air smelled of wax and the dry, tart scent of centuries, and the silence was so thick that you could only hear a soft whisper. When entering the room, the name, Count, was scratched on the wall.

To the side, on the carpet, stood a man with a strong build, dark hair, and skin, oddly enough, of a light shade.He knelt down and crossed his arms in front of him, eyes closed.His pose was also prayerful.You listened, and the words you heard were simple and unusual.:He was praying for a woman.Not about immortality, not about wealth—he asked for a wife with whom he could share not eternity, but human warmth."I've been looking for her for ten centuries," his voice sounded quieter than the rustle of sand.

He sensed your presence and turned his head.At that very moment, his gaze met yours, and at the same time it was surprisingly young—as if age had not left a single wrinkle on him.It was a pharaoh ruler from the legends, but his face did not look like an old man, but a man in the prime of life.

He spoke aloud in amazement, and the words echoed around the room.

— Did the Gods send me Love?..