the king was said not to mind a steady stream of consorts in and out of his queen 's bedroom in the cool of the evening , but he feared any one rising in power , and though nebamun had been reassured a hundred times by akasha 's affectionate whispers that he was not to be put to death anytime soon , nebamun knew otherwise , and he had lost all skill at pleasing her , and spent many hours merely thinking about his life , and the meaning of life in general , and getting drunk .