Lords of the East - Council Chambers

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The young knight Orloomo Bland has not been seen at Court for some days. His chambers in the Palace are empty and his whereabouts are unknown. It appears that, along with the rest of King Baldwin's delegation, he has simply left the city of Baghdad altogether.

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[Quirl]

The ghul woman bows low.

We are happy to hear of the wonderful successes of the Maharaja and the joining of his and the Shah's great armies!

She coos.

But please understand before you leave, master. We have eyes and ears all over these lands. If we wanted to chart the territories of your mighty empire, we would merely speak to a Poet. So, in the exchange of map information, we have very little to gain, sadiq.

And besides... what is most unknown has most power, no?

She smiles.

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[Quirl]

The Qara-Suu woman reviews the letter for a moment, then slowly brings it up to her nostrils.

Ew... is this paper actually made out of Opium?

She turns to whisper to her servant.

Can they do that?

[Quirl]

Not too long afterward, another Qara-Suu messenger enters the courtroom. He unfolds a scroll and reads quietly to Kamelya. Then the old woman nods and shoos him away. Finally, she turns to address the court.

For those looking on at our humble war with the good Caliphate... it seems a number of cities have fallen to the swords and hooves of the ghūl. These cities are as follows:

Tbilisi
Yerevan
Dvin
Shamakha
Ganja
Ardabil
Tabriz

And it appears a large Caliphate force outside of Kermanshah was also destroyed. And now I hear Kermanshah, Amol, Qazvin, and Rayy are under siege.

She holds her hand up and bows.

For the contract Sadiqs, and may we one day work for you.

She takes her seat.

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