The heavy Ayyubid ambassador stands up amidst the noisy background of outcries resulting from the words of the Vizier:
I... I... truly these are bold comment from the Caliph... I ... have not been instructed on how to answer such a...
I...
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I must communicate with my Sultan at once. I do not know how our religious leaders would react to a call for Jihad by the Abbassids. Our people and our Sultan greatly respect the Caliph...
Crusaders, Romans, you must do everything in your power to prevent such a call for Jihad. Should one be called, I do not know how our Imams would react...
A messenger crawls inside the loud room, presenting a document to the Ayyubid ambassador. The large ambassador looks shocked by its content. There are instructions from his Sultan, instructions he never imagined he would be reading.
I... must discuss important matters with my diplomatic staff.
The Ayyubid ambassador leaves with his retinue in haste. Surely, the content of the message must have been of critical matter...
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