- Laith Taher 11
“No, My Lord. It is not too much to ask for,” Milton
answered. “I believe that it is good for us to join your
kingdom. We are only a tribe, we are no match for a
kingdom to which all other kingdoms have submitted.
Joining you will provide us with protection from any
enemy, no matter how strong.”
“I swear to God, this is a wise thing to say,” the
king affirmed. “From the moment I first saw you, I could
tell that you are a man of wisdom and wits in your people.”
Then, the king called for a servant. “Bring me
Wanda immediately, then go to the usher and tell him to
bring me twenty golden coins at once.”
The king was very smart, otherwise he would not
have stayed king of such a vast kingdom that expanded day
after day. He knew that Milton spent his entire life in the
desert living a harsh modest life, so he wanted to show him
the luxury he enjoyed, so as to seduce him and get his
assistance.
He also realized that Milton was greedy and that he
would not have come here, disobeying his leader and
violating the traditions of his tribe if it was not for certain
things he sought to get out of it. Those things were, no
doubt, what most people wanted, wealth and women.
Therefore, he set a price to see whether Milton would
accept it and to test him.
With his eyes wide open, Milton stopped eating and
remained that way until the servant returned, followed by
an extremely beautiful, very tall, slim, fair, hazel-eyed and
red headed slave. The servant was carrying a sack filled
with twenty golden coins.