Zahiriddin Nasr Muhammad Aufi, appointed by the Caliph to explore the far east and captured by the Mongol horde as they plundered the Silk Road, draws himself up to his full height and with a haughty expression regards his captors with the utmost distaste.

In'shallah I will see the dreaming minarets of mighty Baghdad again - but it will not be at the mercy of the Infidel Khan!