"Thou hast put faith in thine enemy. A woman hath deceived thee."
"What dost thou tell me?" Seti cried, leaping to the ground and angrily confronting Aaron.
"A truth," the Hebrew answered calmly. "The Princess Ta-user is a fugitive charged with treason."
Seti turned cold and smote his forehead. "Undone through me!" he groaned.
"Not so, my son. Thou art undone through her. She betrayed thee."
Seti turned upon him with a fierce movement.
"Peace!" the Hebrew interrupted the furious speech on the prince's lips. "I bear thee no malice."
"I will give ear to no tales against the princess," Seti avowed with ire.
"Thy blind trust hath already wrought havoc with thee. Let it not bring heavy punishment upon thy head. Thou hast dealt kindly with me, and I am beholden to thee. Give me leave to discharge my debt."
The prince looked stubbornly at Aaron for a moment, but the doubt that had begun to assert itself in his mind clamored for proof or refutation.