Court of the Caliph: BC Hotseat Council Thread

[The Lemongate]

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[rossahh]

The court clerk hands one of the records to the ambassador from Jerusalem


I wish to re-read this earlier announcement.

"I am also instructed to warn the Omanis that a return to your fort at the Aqaba border will be seen as an overtly hostile action. The Gulf of Aqaba is not your concern. "




The ambassador stares directly at the Omani delegation


Given that the Omanis reoccupied the fort last season, a force from the Kingdom has attacked and destroyed the fort and it's garrison, including the Grand Iman and leader of Oman.

You were warned.

[Quirl]

The Egyptian delegate sighs.

You know very well, Frank, that no fort lies in Aqaba. The fort in question was in Tayma, Avadid lands. Not only does this make your warning null and void, but it is a testament to the snake you are. The royal Omani had every right to occupy a fort in lands which were not yours to begin with.

The man then turns to the Omani delegate

We grieve for your losses, great and noble ally. As these losses were incurred in an attempt to help us (your forces merely there to restore balance in the region by defending our wayward city) we take responsibility. And as you offered substance and not mere words, we will also do the same. Denari is already on its way to you and consider Tayma, though still strategically valuable to us, yours-- if you will still have it.

The delegate takes a glance at the general court

I hope when Allah's will is carried out in Georgia, the remaining rulers if Islam will finally see the true plague which lies in the Holy Lands.

He is silent once more...


OOC:

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The Egyptian delegate then sniffs the air. "And what is that smell?" He thinks. "Smells like... rotting, moldy lemons."

[The Lemongate]

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[rossahh]

We never said the fort in question was in land held by the Kingdom. It was the view of the King that if Oman were to return to their former position on the border of our nation then their only reason for being there was to reinforce their ally. This we considered to be a overtly hostile act. Therefore, we decided that they should not be allowed to join the fight in Africa and be destroyed.

The warning was clear and specific. That the Omanis choose to ignore and it is none's fault but their own. They disregarded our warning and have suffered the consenquences.

[Quirl]

The Egyptian delegate makes no expression

Again you seek to tell others what they may or may not do outside of your own territories; and there is nothing hostile about defending an ally's borders--save that it impedes your own ambition. But again words are wasted here. You will see our reply soon.

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The Egyptian man turns slightly to watch as the Roman lich inadvertently shoots himself with his own severed eye.

[The Lemongate]

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