Hm. That had not been what Khonshu was expecting. "I am not talking about the space beyond this place," he chided, a little sharper now than before. "I am talking about the realms of this world -- of night and day, where they rule equally."

Khonshu slipped off of the bench, moving to stand directly in front of the man again. He hated to interrupt this very important work, but he required his attention, and tapped his book with a bandaged hand.

"I am a night without day, and you can see how this troubles me," he continued bluntly. "I am Khonshu, and my balance is Ra."