OOC : being more than 10000 into the red doesn't make it anywhere possible for me to build a fort...

The Armenian diplomat slowly rises, mimicking the Latin accent of his opponent.

"It is not our problem if you are too poor to defend yourself"

It might not be your problem but it is your fault if our treasury is in such a sorry state...

Only desperation comes from where we stand now... And you are the witness of what desperation leads us to do, claiming forts that belong to our enemy for our own defence either througn negociation or by force of arms.

So, I will not allow for Armenia to appear in the Caliph's court as unable to make concessions in order to achieve peace.

Allow us to retain that northern fort... It threatens none of your cities and merely acts as an insurance against any treacherous maneuvers from men such as Tripoli, may his soul rot in Hell...

I would take you up on your offer of building a fort for us... Only the building site remains to be determined. The river crossing you proposed is too far inland on Armenian soil. Were you to build it facing right on your own fort at your border, I think a deal could be reached between our Kingdoms...

I perfectly understand that a nobleman of Jerusalem will certainly put his life at risk for the task. So mark my words : should anything happen to that nobleman coming or going to the building site of said fort, Takavor Hetum I swears before this court that before the man is put to rest, he will have mounted his horse and ridden to the nearest Latin outpost to surrender himself and be tried and disposed of as seen fit by King Baldwin.

Is that enough guarantee for you ?

I personnally think this is more than you deserve...

The man sits back down, a clear look of disgust upon his face.