The general answered that he was ready to be hanged if the King could hang him.

Then there was a war between the people of Napata and the Egyptians, aided by many of the soldiers of the city who hated their master and rebelled against his rule, which was ever cruel.
The end of it was that the Egyptians and the rebels won, and the King having fallen in the fight, they crowned the Egyptian general in his place.
"His name ?--Oh, I forget it, he has so many, but he is a goodly man to look at, and all love him although he is mad.

See, the gates are open at last.

Farewell," and dragging her asses by the halter, the peasant woman mingled with the crowd and was gone.
Tua and Asti also mingled with the crowd, and rode on up a wide street till they came to a square planted round with trees, on one side of which was built a splendid palace.

Here they halted their camels, not knowing whither they should go, and as they stood irresolute the gates of the palace opened and through them came a body of horsemen clad in armour.
"See the writing on their shields," whispered Asti.
Tua looked and read, and lo! there in the royal cartouche was her own name, and after it new titles--Queen of the Upper and the Lower Land, Opener of the Gates of the South, Divine Lady of Napata by grace of Amen, Father of the Gods.
"It seems that I have subjects here," she murmured, "who elsewhere have none," then ceased.
For now through the gate rode one mounted on a splendid horse, whose shape seemed familiar to her even while he was far away.
"Who is that ?" faltered Tua.
"My heart tells me it is Rames my son," answered Asti, grasping at her saddle-rope..