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    A beautiful velvet parchment with papal seal arrives by courier and you quickly read it
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    The Papal States require your attention,
    As the center of the proclaimed world and heart of Christendom, The Church wishes to extend its welcome to all the representatives of all faiths and kingdoms,

    The Pope Paschalis III wishes to create a world of unity and peace without war, By setting up this grand gathering he hopes to fulfill his ambitions for diplomatic utopia.

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    Arriving first is the Roman envoy. At the head is an aged veteran soldier, the scars of many battles layered heavy upon his face. A prominent scar across his left eye, tall stature, and gleaming Imperial armor gave the man an imposing presence. Speaking in a deep, but surprisingly gentle voice, he addressed the Papal gathering,

    “It is my honor to announce that the Eastern Roman Empire formally accepts the Pope’s invitation. We also hope that this can be the first step to once again uniting the Christians of the East and West, and if god sees fit, those of all faiths.”

    The Roman bows to the Pope before continuing,

    “My name is Romulus, and I shall be the voice and ears of the Emperor in these halls. My first announcement is that we have joined with our brothers in Novgorod to form the Roman Orthodox Empire, with the grand throne of the Empire remaining in Constantinople. The Empire's doors are open to diplomats of all nations, both neighbors and beyond. As a final note, I must warn that access to and from the Black Sea is highly restricted, and those without the proper authorization shall not be allowed passage.”

    Gathering his envoy, Romulus takes a seat.
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    Next is the French Envoy. Several well equipped French Knights surround the figure of a lone middle aged monk, wearing simple robes and bearing a serene expression of complete peace. The monk calmly steps into the room and lowers himself to his knees before The Pope. The monk then stands and speaking in a steady confident voice addresses the gathering

    "Greetings, one and all. I am a simple servant of God, personal advisor to the King of France in all matters spiritual, as well as material, and his appointed representative at this council."

    "My first announcement is that the King of France has officially become the liege lord of all of the former Kingdom of Norway.
    The late King of Norway bequeathed these lands to our good king after receiving a message from the Lord Almighty that his Kingdom would be best ruled by the French. This indeed has proved true, for the king's son was a vile man, guilty of idolatry and many other offences most heinous. Luckily an elite cadre of Royal French knights were able to silence this pagan madman, and Norway is now ruled by a vassal appointed by the French King."

    "The King of France also wishes to propose an alliance with the Ruler of the Holy Roman Empire. All our lands and yours were once ruled by the great Charlemagne, surely the will of god would be best served by seeing them united once again."

    The Monk, having finished speaking, bows his head in prayer and remains standing, leaving his seat at the long table empty.
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    A bearded, robed Arab arrives at court. His black silk turban is large and unwieldy and he is slightly unbalanced as he walks as a result. He squints suspciously at those already gathered before declaring

    As-salaamu 'alaykum. I am Djibril Al-Mahdi and I come before you this day, under the eyes of mighty Allah, to proclaim the birth of the Caliphate in the east. The holy Khalifa in Cairo has received the submission of our brothers in faith in Khwarezm in the far east and peace and sharia law now rules over our joint domains.

    We wish to live in peace and harmony with all men of the book, particularly our neighbours to the north in Jerusalem with whom we have quarrelled in the past. Let us put old grievances aside for the glory of our respective peoples!
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    A short powerful man strides confidently into the court. His clothing is dusty and worn, indicating he has travelled far, but he shows no sign of tiredness or discomfort. He has no escort, but the fluidity of his movements, and the chain mail and well oiled sword visible under his travelling cloak indicate he does not need one. He bows briefly to the Pope, acknowledges the other lords with a nod, and begins to speak

    My lords, I am Raymond of Dijon and I represent the Catholic forces in the Levant. I come bearing excellent tidings. Our holy warriors have captured the castle of Kerak and the cities of Acre and Tortosa, securing our position in the region. Following this success we now control all the Levantine coast, from Jersualem to Antioch, and King Badouini has been crowned the first King of Jerusalem.

    I also bring news of a union between Venice and Jerusalem, greatest of the Mediterranean trading cities. In order to better rule our new lands, and with the blessing and support of his Holiness Pope Paschalis III, we have joined into one Holy Republic, united under God. King Badouini will remain king and lord of the city of Jerusalem, ruling the holy city in the name of God and the Pope. He will also assume command of the armies of the Republic in time of war, but in times of peace the Republic will be administered by a council of clerics and elected ministers.

    Our new republic has no desire for conflict or war, we merely wish peace and freedom to practice trade and worship our Lord. In the east our armies are already moving to pacify the remainder of the Levant, with Aleppo under siege and Damascus soon to follow. In the west, we claim the castle of Ancona and the town of Zagreb. We also recognise the claim of our bretheren, the Republic of Genoa, over the city of Milan, and will support them in their efforts to claim this land.

    We are grateful to the Khalifa for his offer of peace, and we are happy to accept. We make no claim on any land south of Kerak, and we likewise ask that you make no claim on the Levantine land to the north.

    Having finished talking, Raymond moves to the corner of the room

    I apologise my lords, and do not wish to see discourteous, but I am a soldier by nature and cannot make myself comfortable in these rigid wooden stools. I would prefer to remain standing whilst we conduct court.

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    An English merchant arrives,

    I am here to represent William the Conqueror of Normandy and Briton.

    he takes a seat and unceremoniously pulls out an abacus and a quill to and calculates furiously in his parchment .
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    A young Aragonese boy stumbles into court with a royal scarlet parchment adorned in roses, and hands it to the English merchants.
    The merchant than tosses the young boy a few silver, grabs the parchment and lumps it with a stack of unopened parchments at his side.
    He then continues to scribal in his ledger, calculating new trade routes profits.
    All of a sudden the merchant is detracted by the smell of frankincense emanating from the scarlet parchment,
    he rolls his eyes in irritation and opens the letter and begins to read, after awhile he scratches his beard, and proclaims to himself
    "that might not be too good for profits"
    The merchant then crumples up the parchment and tosses it aside, and continues his work..., but shortly after he pauses, and with realization stands and announces to the council.

    Cough..

    "Good day gentlemen, I've just been informed.
    A Crusade was call against the Moors city of Granada by the People of Leon & Castille,"
    ...
    "I don't suspect England will be joining the crusade however, we are rather busy with a minor rebellion in the North of our Isles, that is all!"
    he then sits back down and resumes his work.

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    Djibril Al-Mahdi rises to address the gathered dignitaries.

    Allah be praised, our holy Khalifa has blessed the jihad on Jerusalem called by the Seljuk cleric and the armies of Islam are on the march against the infidel in Jerusalem!

    Let all who oppose the mighty Caliphate tremble in fear!
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    Romulus scowls at a letter he is reading then stands to address the Crusader, Raymond

    "For a peace wishing bunch you sure have a weird way of showing it. As King Badouini is still new to the whole ruling thing and came to his position through conquest and battle, the Emperor assumes he must not understand the concept of peace; so a generous offer has been made to him for the trade of Nicosia which he seems to want so badly. However, this offer is final and a refusal for any reason without a withdrawal from the siege of Nicosia shall result in the destruction of the Levant and their Venetian backers. I do hope I have made myself clear."
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    Djibril al-Mahdi laughs to himself. To no one in particular, he says

    Hark as the Crusaders flee to Cyprus to escape the wrath of mighty Allah!
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    Romulus receives another letter,

    "Ah, it seems the Levant King has fallen ill and a regent has taken his place for the time being, one who apparently has an aversion to writing or asking for help before attacking."

    Romulus furrows his brow after reading the rest of the letter,

    "In my Lords infinite wisdom he has decided to loan the island out to the Levant for a short time, while they make a hasty retreat for home. It would seem that the crusades in the East are over, maybe stability can finally return to these lands. The island and Nicosia shall of course remain under the authority of the Roman Empire and shall be returned to us once the Levant have shipped off for home."
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    Djibril al-Mahdi is disturbed at the latest message he has received and stands to share its contents.

    It is well indeed that the loathsome Crusaders are now wiped from the face of this earth, for we have just discovered the extent of their nefarious crimes!

    Who would believe that such people as these, who claimed to act in the name of God, could stoop so low as to pillage the holy sites of Al-Quds, their very own Jerusalem and burn them to the ground! The Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, gone from the Temple Mount, Allah preserve us! And the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, beloved of our Roman friends, dismantled stone by stone and its treasures sold off to disreputable merchants like the belongings of a deceased rich uncle!

    O Woe! O Perfidy! O what Infamy is this!

    Their Venetian allies and paymasters should answer for their vassal's crimes, on this earth or in the final judgement of mighty Allah!
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    Romulus is angered by Djibril's troubling news. Standing up, he shouts at the Venetians,

    "To Hell with the lot of you! Even God can not forgive such atrocities. To send your crusading dogs to tear apart the Holy Lands brick by brick all for the sake of a few coins; and on top of that to claim it is in the name of God! To Hell with you I say"

    Romulus, seething, reaches for his sword only to find his sheath empty in the Papal Court. His hands, pale white from being grasped so tightly, shake as Romulus tries to hold himself back. Finally, the unease in the court is broken when Romulus lets out an angry sigh, and then storms out of the court to get some fresh air.
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    A man covered in mud and still wearing a chain shirt burst into the room. He quickly makes his way over to the French monk and hands him a battered and dirty scroll case. Without a word, the man turns and leaves.
    The monk carefully opens the case and begins to read the scroll. After several moments he rises to address the assembly.


    I have bad news to bring to you all today. The French Royal Domain of Norway has been forced to invade the Kingdom of Denmark.

    I know this will come as a surprise to some of you, but for a number of years now Denmark has completely cut off communications with the French King. We were worried they were experiencing some sort of crisis, and sent agents to observe, but instead found them making threatening moves towards our Dear ally Poland.

    Continued observation has shown that they are indeed building up a large fleet, and are greedily conquering all of Scandinavia, cutting Norway off from the continent. Taken together, this can only mean that they planned an invasion of either Norway or Poland. With Norway being so much smaller, waiting for the invasion to come would have been suicide, so the King has ordered an attack now while we have the advantage.

    Everyone should know that we are not a hostile people, we were forced to do this, and God will show that we are right.

    To the King of Denmark, we have nothing to say, just as he has had nothing to say to us.
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    Romulus storms back into the court, obviously un-soothed by Italy's fresh air. Getting up in the Venetian's face, Romulus starts to tear into him,

    "You Venetian dog! You shall pay for the atrocities you have unleashed on the holy lands; burn in hell for the sacrilege committed, but before that I shall see to it that every last one of you cowards is begging for the release of the devil's sweet paradise before we're through with you. It shall rain Roman steel down upon your cities and Venetian blood shall-"

    At this point, one of Romulus's envoy interrupts him and pulls him aside.

    "What!......they are?...they have?...we are."

    Looking disappointed, Romulus addresses the court, stealing occasional glares at the Venetian,

    "I must first offer my apologies to the Venetians, it has come to my attention that they have recently fallen under the guidance of our good friend, the recently returned King of Hungry. I also apologize to this court for any disturbance I might have caused."

    As he returns to his seat, those close by can hear him grumbling,

    "I can't believe the Emperor would so easily forgive them...someone needs to pay...forgiveness can only lead to God's wrath...someone must die."
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    A tall middle-aged man enters the room. His long pale yellow hair fell on his dress which was probably made of a finest textiles, but now one could hardly tell, since it was covered in blood and dirt. The man himself didnt look much better - the color of his face, his gait - all proved for the long and hard journey he had to take to get here. Although his grey eyes - brighter than a glare of a blade - revealed the man of great virtues and determination.

    "Greetings, noble gathering! My name is Hjalmar Sivardsen. I am King Knud's supreme counsellor and shall represent the word of Danish Crown here from now on. Please excuse my looks - there were plenty obstacles on our way here. And I had to address this council first, since the matter is of great importance.
    First, i have to apologize for not being able to get here earlier. The recent unfortunate events kept me from presenting myself here for quite a while.
    Our conflict with Norwegian King has been brought to this council awareness, I am sure. But you heard only words of an aggressor so far. Do not be misguided by them, as we were once. Tongues of his envoy are well-lubed, and are used to cover the deeds of a sick old man, burning with lust for power."

    French envoy explodes with disturbance: "....Outrageous!. Putain!... Despicable!... Nonsense!.. Schmuck!...Salope!.. ... "

    Yet Hjalmar continues:
    "I shall not answer his claims for the war with us. All but the very first one:
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    Norway has been forced to invade the Kingdom of Denmark.
    Now hear these facts:
    King Erik - our former ruler, and his noble brother Niels, were all slayed by norwegian regiments which were accepted as allies on the lands of Danemark just a moment before. The cities were taken by them with ease, knowing that danish main force is on a royal assignment away from motherland, fighting rebels.
    These are no words - these are facts.
    Words are used by aggressors to justify their cause in the eyes of others. Words are what you hear from them before they stab you the back. Words are just their tools for war. War for domination.
    Now if there are people here ready to see truth and act according to their believes - then there is hope for us. If not - my King will fight the tyranny alone, until our land can be free again! Or until his last breath... The King is only 17 years old, but do not discredit him. In recent years this young man had endured what most strong and experienced men would be crushed by! He is already a strong and beloved ruler of his people, who will die for him in a blink of an eye!
    Thank you for the attention, noble ones. May the justice prevail!"

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    The French Monk claps slowly for a moment smiling at Hjalmar.

    A very rousing speech sir, but to what affect? I must make it clear that our illustrious King has been granted the ability by God to look more than one year ahead. Norway was forced into this war because if it had not attacked, it would have been overrun by Denmark in the years to come. How would a mere 4 cities, boxed in on all sides, and with a larger, stronger neighbor, Denmark, ready to sweep in and claim all Scandinavia, be able to defend itself?

    No, they were forced into this war because it was their only chance for survival in the future. It may not have been honorable, but it was necessary.

    You did not deign to inform us of any of your plans, you made no gestures of friendship. No, you simply signed an agreement thinking it would give you time to set up for our destruction in the future.

    What should we have seen your building of a fleet as? Surely it was it not for fighting land locked rebels in the North. No, it was for a naval invasion. Such an invasion would have been directed either towards us, or our allies of the Holy Roman Empire, or more likely of the Kingdom of Poland!
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    The northerner turned his head towards the window, letting himself enjoy the sunlight just for a second.

    It is trully amazing how easily you manipulate facts. But then again, you do wear a frock after all.

    Sarcastic smile touches his face for a moment.

    So you say:
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    ...you simply signed an agreement thinking it would give you time to set up for our destruction in the future.
    You are swapping sides here, servant of God. The agreement was initiated by Norwegian King. Thus making it obvious - the invasion of Denmark was his plan from the very beginning.

    And fleet?
    Norway is a sea power, is it not? How many boats do you think one should have for defense, and how much for offence? Please do enlighten us.

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    For defense? Defense against whom exactly? You were not at war with those nearby to you, that you thought it necessary to defend yourself proves my point, you planed to make war with either us or one of our allies.
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    Jumping up from the letter he was reading, Romulus rushes for the door. As he leaves he is heard saying,

    "We have found them, we have found them, and they shall pay! To the crucifixes with the lot of them. Oh, won't God be pleased this day!"

    One of Romulus's assistants picks up and reads the letter left behind. Turning to the court he reads the letter aloud,

    "By imperial inquisition and holy decree of the Emperor and High Pontiff of the Orthodox faith, the Sicilians have been found guilty of supporting the Crusader States in their razing of the holy city of Jerusalem and shall now, in the absence of the original perpetrators, bear the burden of the punishment. There is now a state of war between the Sicilian Kingdom and the Roman Orthodox Empire, and it shall continue till every last Sicilian soldier lays down his arms and faces his judgment before our almighty Lord. May God have mercy on their souls. Seeing as the Venetians have sought repentance and have fallen under the wise guidance of the Hungarian crown, they have been forgiven and absolved of all responsibility."

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    perhaps the sicilian King should lower his head to that of Hungary as well, for the Roman seems to have the strange idea that that king has the power to absolve sins, rather than the almighty Pope.
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    The Roman assistant hesitantly responds,

    "We can not speak for the Catholics or God of course, but in the eyes of the Orthodox Church the Venetians have been pardoned of their crime as those most responsible are no longer in power."
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    Jumping up from the letter he was reading, Romulus rushes for the door. As he leaves he is heard saying,

    "We have found them, we have found them, and they shall pay! To the crucifixes with the lot of them. Oh, won't God be pleased this day!"

    One of Romulus's assistants picks up and reads the letter left behind. Turning to the court he reads the letter aloud,

    "By imperial inquisition and holy decree of the Emperor and High Pontiff of the Orthodox faith, the Sicilians have been found guilty of supporting the Crusader States in their razing of the holy city of Jerusalem and shall now, in the absence of the original perpetrators, bear the burden of the punishment. There is now a state of war between the Sicilian Kingdom and the Roman Orthodox Empire, and it shall continue till every last Sicilian soldier lays down his arms and faces his judgment before our almighty Lord. May God have mercy on their souls. Seeing as the Venetians have sought repentance and have fallen under the wise guidance of the Hungarian crown, they have been forgiven and absolved of all responsibility."

    The assistant, shifting uncomfortably, sits down without another word.
    The English merchant, long entwined in his work, pauses and twitches at the Roman delegate,

    "I do wonder how it is that the Orthodox Emperor can blame the Christian nation of Sicily for the sins of a dead kingdom (Jerusalem), especially while they sleep so soundly in the cradle of the true perpetrators and defilers of the holy lands; the Muslim alliance. These people in a united front waged war upon Jerusalem without provocation, robbed its people of the sacred christian site and backed the late kingdom of Jerusalem into a a corner, that they sought to destroy pillage the holy site of Jerusalem before allowing the sacrilegious monuments to be built in its place, was an act of desperation."
    "There has been much talk among our Kingdom, and throughout Christendom concerning the actions of the Roman Emperor... Long respected as the center of the Christian faith, the birthplace of Constantine the Great who freed all christian from the prosecutions of our ancestors. What has become of them?"
    "The Moorish Kingdom, with strength and vigor have been waging a bloody conflict in Iberia, many people in the region have suffer and Islam is now spreading across the world. Spain, Portugal have all fallen as a result, but the English and Argon people refused to be dominated, weak and outnumbered, we have fought back and now reclaimed all that was lost by the Spanish."
    "Now the Moors plea to their Turkish Allies in the East for aid, and when Christendom needs a guiding light, a united alliance, the people of Byzantium are deadly silent, waging war on those that only wish to aid in pushing back the Muslim threat."
    "I question the true motives of the Roman people?, Why do you attack the Sicilians? Why do you kill your own christian brothers as they try to fight the Muslims, surely their twisted ways are not as similar as ours. I hope the Emperor sees the folly of his ways and thinks of his brothers who without a big brother to aid us, will be reduced to a world dominated by Muslim heathens."

    The English Merchant sighs heavily, and shakes his head at shame towards the Roman delegate,
    He slowly resumes his work, clearly disturbed by these unhappy turn of events...

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    Djibril al-Mahdi jumps to his feet, eyes blazing.

    Infidel! Do not seek to excuse the nefarious crimes of the Franks on the grounds of necessity! Was it necessary for them to defile the Temple Mount and the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre? Indeed it did not help them at all in their fight for survival. Allah will judge them, but those of us on earth see their crimes for what they are: acts of spite and malice!

    If you were truly pious to your God you would be as enraged as we about this hideous affront to all religion!
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    An older Greek man grunts at the Englishman's self-righteous speech, but upon seeing the glares permeating from the Egyptian dignitary, he just sits back and grins. After Djibril was done tearing into Englishman, the Roman assistant from before moves to speak, but the old Greek motions for him to sit down, then address the court himself. Pointing towards Djibril, the old Greek says in a rough grizzled voice,

    "I've got to say I like this guy, he's got spirit; which is more then I can say about that lifeless money bag the English sent. Merchants don't belong in a diplomatic court, let alone a house of God. Merchants are swindlers and thieves, and if it wasn't for their festering and infectious greed, old soldiers like me could have lived peaceful lives as farmers; but I digress."

    The old Greek stands up from his seat, grabs his cane and begins to walk around the room,

    "You ask why Constantinople does not shine her light and guide your people?"

    The old Greek grunts a laugh,

    "Even I am not old enough to remember the last time Catholicism looked to Constantinople for anything. Do you not have a Pope, our gracious host, to guide your flocks now? And what of your Crusade; why should we care?"

    When he gets no immediate response, the old Greek continues,

    "You Catholics have it all wrong; it's not about your beliefs, or their beliefs, or even ours. There is no you, them, or us; we are all Gods children. We may not agree on how to rejoice his gloriousness, but we all believe in the one true God. Greece has always been a crossroads between the east and west, and as such we have developed an understand and acceptance of our neighbors; and we encourage other to as well. As for the Sicilians, I never met one that didn't rub me the wrong way, but I doubt the Emperor is going to war just because one of them looked at him wrong. Now, if you're really serious about looking for a big brother, why not fall under the wing of the mighty French King; you know, as long as you don't mind killing Christians. Maybe you should spend more time getting to know your own neighbors and less speaking of that which you know not!"

    Arriving back at is seat, the old Greek sits down. Grasping his cane in front of him, he raises his head towards the Englishman. Nostrils flaring and knuckles white from their tight grasp on the cane, the old Greek continues,

    "On top of all that, you, scum of the earth merchant, have the nerve to accuse my Lord of FOLLY?!! The Emperor may not be bothered with the likes of you but I'll come over there and beat you with my cane if you don't apologize right now."
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    The French King is mighty indeed, and we all know that God loves France best, but even the French King cannot hold up Christianity alone. Still, not all is lost, for we have banded together with many of our Christian brothers, the nations of France, England, Aragon, Genoa, Poland, Portugal, and the Holy Roman Empire of the west shall stand together. We Franks have united Christianity once before, under the rule of Charlemagne, and now we and our brothers in arms shall do so again.

    I hope I have not spoken for any who wish to be left out, but I believe it is safe to say that Christianity is mighty indeed even without the Eastern Pontif.

    You Eastern Romans, nay, you are not Roman, you are only greek, have run the mightiest Empire the world has ever known into the ground, and now all you are concerned with is attacking a merchant people fighting the battle against Islam for you? No wonder you have lost half your empire.

    Greek, you are not worthy of being called Roman if you have stooped as low as this, kissing the feet of Muslims who destroyed your land, and gnawing at the heels of the true Christians in the west!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thanatos Eclipse View Post
    An older Greek man grunts at the Englishman's self-righteous speech, but upon seeing the glares permeating from the Egyptian dignitary, he just sits back and grins. After Djibril was done tearing into Englishman, the Roman assistant from before moves to speak, but the old Greek motions for him to sit down, then address the court himself. Pointing towards Djibril, the old Greek says in a rough grizzled voice,

    "I've got to say I like this guy, he's got spirit; which is more then I can say about that lifeless money bag the English sent. Merchants don't belong in a diplomatic court, let alone a house of God. Merchants are swindlers and thieves, and if it wasn't for their festering and infectious greed, old soldiers like me could have lived peaceful lives as farmers; but I digress."

    The old Greek stands up from his seat, grabs his cane and begins to walk around the room,

    "You ask why Constantinople does not shine her light and guide your people?"

    The old Greek grunts a laugh,

    "Even I am not old enough to remember the last time Catholicism looked to Constantinople for anything. Do you not have a Pope, our gracious host, to guide your flocks now? And what of your Crusade; why should we care?"

    When he gets no immediate response, the old Greek continues,

    "You Catholics have it all wrong; it's not about your beliefs, or their beliefs, or even ours. There is no you, them, or us; we are all Gods children. We may not agree on how to rejoice his gloriousness, but we all believe in the one true God. Greece has always been a crossroads between the east and west, and as such we have developed an understand and acceptance of our neighbors; and we encourage other to as well. As for the Sicilians, I never met one that didn't rub me the wrong way, but I doubt the Emperor is going to war just because one of them looked at him wrong. Now, if you're really serious about looking for a big brother, why not fall under the wing of the mighty French King; you know, as long as you don't mind killing Christians. Maybe you should spend more time getting to know your own neighbors and less speaking of that which you know not!"

    Arriving back at is seat, the old Greek sits down. Grasping his cane in front of him, he raises his head towards the Englishman. Nostrils flaring and knuckles white from their tight grasp on the cane, the old Greek continues,

    "On top of all that, you, scum of the earth merchant, have the nerve to accuse my Lord of FOLLY?!! The Emperor may not be bothered with the likes of you but I'll come over there and beat you with my cane if you don't apologize right now."
    The English Merchant raises his eyes at the prudent insult by the Old senial Greek fig as he rants his incoherent blabber.
    He then places his pen gently on the counter and folds his parchment meticulously before he takes a deep breath....
    And SHOUTS IN MURDEROUS RAGE TOWARDS THE GREEK HERETIC:


    "Such heresy I have never heard!
    I may be a simple merchant, but even I know the sacrilegious nature of sharing a god with Muslims dogs! the same who believe the holy Christ a simple man!,"

    He spits disrespectfully towards the old Greek...

    "I thought I could reason with your kingdom, one of civility and respect. But now I see, you are no longer Christians of any nature but goat killing devil worshipers!, the whole lot of you."

    "Also concerning the constant denunciations of the franks"

    He then points to the Muslim delegates and Greek boot lickers, and all those traitorous christian nations and glares into each ones eyes....
    before looking away, he removes from his bag the Seal's and coat of arms of all the dead nations: The Spanish seal, the Portuguese seal, the Kingdom of Jerusalem seal.
    Finally the merchant silently pulls out the holiest book of Christendom, shared by his treacherous brethren, he opens to a page and quotes the word of God with vigor:


    "JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED and LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE"

    He closes the good book, sits bad down and speaks one final phrase...
    "God will judge your sins..."

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    A smile creeps over the Monk's face for the first time as the Englishmen speaks.
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    The old Greek sighs,

    "Ah, to be young and ignorant. I suppose you're going to throw me off a ledge for mingling with Jews too? We do not favor sides in the wars between Catholics and Muslims, that is for you young nations to worry about. If we really wanted to hurt Catholicism, we would not be wasting time on the Sicilians, but that is not our intent. Your Catholic Crusaders razed the Holy Lands, including your holy temples; not the Muslims. All for the sake of a coin that they couldn't even take with them once they were gone. Are you telling me you approve of such actions? Isn't it obvious that the Sicilians have fallen out of favor with God. They have suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of the Moors. Maybe if we take them out, the English won't be the only one actually able to get a victory in Spain. However, my lord is generous and will consider sparing the Sicilians if they become his vassal and agree to pay tribute as punishment for their hand in the destruction of the Holy Lands."
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    To be young again indeed, for clearly your wits have left you. How exactly are the Sicilians responsible for that destruction?
    I think we will find that their is no answer, this is simply a false pretext, nay, a lie, and a bad one at that, in an attempt to give these Greeks some shred of credibility.
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