Welcome to volume 20 where Nefert pretty much proves that Ramses gets his pervy ways honestly (she spends much of the book undressing Yuri).

I'll give Ramses credit - Kail is his enemy and he would gladly see him run through, but he won't take advantage when the playing field is uneven. Good on him. What I don't understand is he claims that Kail must not love or honor Yuri enough because he keeps her as his concubine (apparently his news is super old otherwise he'd know she's engaged). Yet Ramses is the first to figure out the best way to get both of them back to their former fighting selves.

Meanwhile Shinohara continues her campaign to make me not like Nefertiti (not gonna happen lady) and more love! I totally forgot about this couple that crops up in this book! Like to the point where I thought the guy was pretty asexual and the girl was happy without. Go figure!

And I'd swear something happens between Rusafa (that poor beleaguered man his panicked "I saw nothing!" plea when Nefert undressed Yuri before his and Ramses' eyes was priceless) and Nefert, but that may again be my own wishful shipping heart.

Nakia, though name dropped, is not seen in this volume. ( )