“That’s wonderful
news, Anna, “ Derek said. “If you need
any assistance … ” He nodded and
laughed quietly. “Of course, I
understand completely. Do keep me
advised on your progress.”
He hung up and
looked around his study.
It was two weeks
later and they were back in San Francisco .. but only just.
Rachel, Merlin
and Andrew had stayed on for a few days, just so they could experience being on
an excavation, and had then packed up, flown back to Cairo and then on to the
States. Alex, Nick and Derek had
remained at the site for a further week before heading home.
“She’s heading up
the team?” Nick inquired.
“She is. Of course, the full excavation will not
begin until later in the year when the new season starts, but she and Murray
are remaining in Egypt for the foreseeable future. And the good news is that George Daly will be credited with
discovering the tomb."
“They know who’s
in it?” Rachel asked, leaning forward.
“Apparently, a
high ranking general in Senusret’s army,” Derek replied.
“But .. how did
it happen?” Alex wondered.
“It wasn’t us,”
Merlin stated. “We could have done
something like that but we had nothing to do with any reconstruction work or
redecoration in the tomb. Personally,
I’ve had more than enough of that already on the mainland.”
“It was the
gods,” Derek said with a simple shrug.
“Even now, they still watch over the land. The pact with the earth has been renewed .. and the tourist
industry protected. They have not been
forgotten. They never will.”
He drew a deeply
satisfied breath. “Another
investigation successfully concluded .. yes?”
They looked at
each other, smiled, and nodded.
Poltergeist:
The Legacy
©
Jay Brown, 2003
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