Norman vs. Adrian

Adrian led Norman to the throne room and laughed as he took off his Nemes, "Alright, Norman. I know you. What's this really about?" Norman looked at his staff, then at the monuments where the Hebrew slaves were working restlessly. He said to Adrian as he showed him, "Adrian, look. What do you see?"

Adrian came over and watched the slaves work. He replied with a grin as they look at Egypt, which was far different than when Norman left many years ago and beside the statue of Rathoug was a statue of Adrian himself, "A greater Egypt than that of my father."

"That is not what I see," Norman said to him. Adrian placed his crown on the arm of the throne as he sat down and chuckled, "Norman, I cannot change what you see. I have to maintain the ancient traditions. I bear the weight of my father's crown." Norman couldn't believe his adoptive brother was acting that way and said to him in disbelief, "Do you still not understand what Rathoug was?"

Adrian sat up straight and replied, "He was a great leader." "His hands bore the blood of thousands of children!" Norman said to him. Adrian shrugged, "Hmph, slaves."

"My people!" Norman shot at him. "And I can no longer hide in the desert while they suffer!" He finished with a sigh, "At your hands." Adrian realized Norman didn't come back to be with him as brothers again, but to free the Hebrews. He said in shock and disbelief, "So, you have returned... only to free them."

Norman nodded sadly and looked at the ring Adrian gave him at the banquet years ago before he ran away from Egypt. He took it off his finger and sighed as he placed it on the arm of Adrian's throne, "I'm sorry." Adrian took the ring and said in betrayal and heartbroken as he held it in his hand, "Yes, I had hoped... that..." Then after a few seconds, his look turned to anger and he got up from his throne as he puts his Nemes back on, and said to Norman as he came over to him, "I do not know this 'God'. Neither will I let your people go."

He roughly went past Norman and he tried to assure the rat Pharaoh, "Adrian, please! You must listen-" Adrian cut him off and yelled as he pointed at him with a glare, "I will not be the weak link!" Norman watched as Adrian stormed back to the hall. He called to Norman as he opened the doors to the hall where the dancers were entertaining the guests again, "Now tell your people as of today, their workload has been doubled, thanks to your 'God'."

Norman gasped at how cold and heartless Adrian had just best become. "Or is it thanks to you?" Adrian glared as he shut the doors.