The Vizier rises and with the back of an embroidered sleeve wipes away a tear which had been welling in the corner of one eye.
Bravo sir, bravo! A most moving speech indeed.
Long hath Egypt fought alone against the infidel crusader, and her victory is well deserved and surely blessed by mighty Allah himself!
We mourn the loss of the Avadid Sultan, and applaud his wisdom and good sense in committing his realm to the united cause of Islam.
The hour of the final victory of we righteous servants of Allah is surely now at hand!
The Vizier bows long and low to the Avadid delegation, before returning to his seat.
He cannot help but miss the Roman delegation and wonders what the proud Romans, the representatives of odious Baldwin, or even the long-fallen Turks would have made of this prolonged display of mutual back-slapping..
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