▁after ▁the ▁ra pe . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁difficult ▁time , ▁Mah aret ▁and ▁M ek are ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁hom eland , ▁and ▁there ▁Mah aret ▁bore ▁a ▁child , ▁Mi ri am , ▁from ▁Kh ay man ' s ▁ra pe . ▁The ▁sister s ▁put ▁their ▁tri als ▁behind ▁them , ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁to ▁re build ▁their ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁valley . ▁But ▁their ▁peace ▁was ▁sh atter ed ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁when ▁Kh ay man ▁arrived ▁with ▁an ▁army . ▁He ▁took ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁K emet , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁journey ▁there ▁told ▁them ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁since ▁their ▁departure . ▁ ▁The ▁spirit ▁Am el , ▁fur ious ▁at ▁the ▁hum ili ation ▁of ▁the ▁tw ins , ▁had ▁run ▁am ok . ▁He ▁p ester ed ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁queen ▁day ▁and ▁night , ▁throwing ▁and ▁knock ing ▁things ▁over , ▁driving ▁the ▁pair ▁mad . ▁It ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁tor ment ing ▁Kh ay man ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ra pe , ▁ri pping ▁his ▁house ▁apart ▁and ▁un ear thing ▁his ▁father ' s ▁body ▁from ▁its ▁tomb . ▁The ▁nobles ▁were ▁dis ple ased ▁with ▁their ▁monarch s ▁for ▁bringing ▁this ▁trouble ▁on ▁them , ▁and ▁had ▁pl otted ▁to ▁kill ▁them . ▁The ▁nobles ▁had ▁followed ▁the ▁royal ▁couple ▁to ▁Kh ay man ' s ▁house , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁ple ading ▁with ▁the ▁spirit ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁be , ▁and ▁attacked ▁them . ▁But ▁somehow ▁Ak asha ▁and