"Emperor," Akasha said with a sympathetic sigh, "history is written by man, amongst that is some of our most sacred texts and, just as in my faith as I am sure is recognized in your own, man is fallible. We begin with the Pyramids which were built by skilled laborers who led good lives, these were not slaves by any means. Even in Abydos we have seen evidence of worker camps and those workers were well fed and looked after. Even so, even by records available to me which were brought over from our own exodus from Abydos, it is most certain that our cultures interacted as there is a history of Semetic-speaking peoples playing a role in the history of my culture. In times of past famine many peoples in the region were drawn to the breadbasket of the River Ḥ'pī, amongst them people from Kodima's origins; a tomb ofone of our High Priests shows a scene of your traders bringing offerings to the dead, for example."
"Some came as traders and immigrants, others were unfortunately prisoners of war or were otherwise sold into slavery: one papyrus I have seen mentions a wealthy Abydos lord who owned 48 slaves from your ancestors. Yet this does not tell the entire story," Akasha continued, "as around 3,700 years ago your people achieved a level of power we haven't seen in others: a line of pharaohs ruling the Southern Lands which descend directly from your People. This line of Pharaohs led the Southern Lands for some time until challengers, most likely from a rival house of nobility, won power over the Southern Lands from them. The presence of your People remained strong, though eventually there was an exodus from our lands which most likely is associated with the expulsion of that line of Pharaohs. Even then, there is history of my predecessors allowing some of your nomadic predeccessors safe pasasge through our lands. It is a long way down the tree, but it is entirely possible that within my blood flows at least some which is shared with your ancestors, some of whom reigned as Pharaohs in their own right over the Southern Lands as I said earlier."
She paused, "I am already working to see that the history of your people in my lands is properly taught, including those who rose to the highest levels of our ancient society and contributed greatly to Abydos-Clysperi history. I must admit I wasn't expecting to find such ties between our Peoples, but even I had to look through, at times skewed, accounts to find these things out. Our Scribes have maintained our national history for countless generations and I would be pleased to leave them at your disposal for any information you may wish to seek, or at least cross-reference between that recorded by your own historians."
"I cannot speak to the Achkaerinese actions of the past," Akasha continued, "but I would encourage that just as you've given me an audience despite your reservations perhaps some productive dialogue could be held with Emperor Peter? I'm certain if you took your concerns to him he would be empathetic, just as he was empathetic to my concerns despite having no reason or responsibility toward myself or my Kingdom. I shall respect your wishes as to loopholes or any other manners, but as I have learned history is something we cannot change, but through our actions in the present we can work toward a better future. Take that for what it is worth."