- Laith Taher 107
“What evil is this?!” the amazed Teacher said.
The man added, “He has around twenty-five
thousand soldiers, whereas we can only gather less than
two thousand fighters including the Brave Protectors. We
are doomed to be defeated.”
The Teacher said, “Can you tell me in detail about
this man? I want to know his traits.”
Another man said, “He is young. In his upper
thirties. He is very strong physically and very ambitious. If
no one stops him, he will keep conquering areas forever.
“He is also so arrogant. He believes no man is
match for him. He believes he is the strongest man in
history and that the next man in strength after him, does not
even own half of his strength. Some people even say he
started to believe he is a god.”
The Teacher thought about that.
After a while, he said to the terrified men, “Give me
one day. I will think of a plan and I will tell you what I
decide next morning.”
Then he called one of the knights. “Take our guests
to the guests’ rooms, serve them well, and fulfill any of
their needs.”
The men stood up to leave with the knight.
The Teacher said, “Come here tomorrow morning,
please.”
They nodded in approval and left.
From that moment, the Teacher started thinking
deeply about how to beat the sultan and save people. He