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Basileus Philadelphos Ptolemaios raises his eyebrow at Alexandros.

"I am kind of surprised by your latest words. Lets see here..."

He waves a scribe to come over and he is given a piece of paper which he quickly scans through. When he finds what he's seeking for, he turns back up towards Alexandros.

"Ah, yes, Edict E1.4. It was proposed by you, wasn't it? Well, according to it, the Royal Army is supposed to confront the main enemy force in the area, which can only be interpreted as the one currently stationed in Damaskos. Now you're against going after them?

But Edict E1.4 also states that you would "amass 6 to 8 phalanxes" for yourself, but the only phalanxes available in the area belong to your Basileus' army - my army! Surely you would not have the cheek to try and steal my men from me, so where would you get these phalanxes from, may I ask?"
My Basileus. The army near Sidon I proposed to march under your or your sons command, but not to claw at the stone walls of Damaskos, but to relieve Tarsos instead and perhaps meet the army stationed next to Antiocheia. Frankly I see little reason to move the other Royal army that is near Memphis and wait months for them to arrive, instead of using the force that is bordering the Seleukid territories!

As far as the forces under my command, I proposed, out of courtesy, to move the garrison of Hierosolymna North to Sidon and there combine the two in a force to aid the Royal army in pushing the Seleukids back. Surely you don't think you personally possess the armies that our great kingdom has levied? You are a Basileous of free Greeks who know the taste of democracy, not a god-king of Persia! Best keep that in mind."