"Jan, jan, come a viking scout is here to see you" Taelis said
"Bring him in my tent, make drinks and food available for him." I responded
After a short period of time the scout entered in my tent. You could perceive he had an amazement look to his eyes.
"Hail, to you stranger" I said
"Hail, to you great chief" he said
He stunk extremely bad and for a while he stood analyzing my tent
"Well," I said losing my patience "Sit down, if you may"
"Sorry, great lord your wealth impresses me" he had said his hungry eyes fixing the food. I thought it was peculiar for my tribe was not that wealthy. We had barely constructed a temple, and we had only four cities.
"Go on eat, you are welcome in my house uhhhhhh"
"Svard sir, Svard"
"Yes, Svard. Well, what brought you to the humble Sun people" I asked
"Uhmm, delicious" he said taking a bite of an apple. My patience was growing thin, I was about to call Taelis to get this man out of my tent.
"Sir, I am deeply sorry. I haven't eaten for two weeks."
"Let us speak affairs and then you may eat." I said in an angry manner
"Allright sir, as you may know I am here representing the Powerful Leif Erickson. On behalf of the Viking people would you accept this permanent peace treaty?" as he had said this he laid out a clay tablet with Erickson signatures and an empty spot for mine.
"Taelis, call Skara" I said
Svard and I talked until Skara entered the tent.
"Skara the old I need your help"
"Jan, is this the deal you called me for" he said reaching down for the clay tablet. He quietly stood examining Svard and the tablet.
"Yes, indeed it is" I answered "Ask for pottery, their world map and a tribute for our patience," Skara said whispering in my ears "He is astonished by our civilization, look at him, and make the tribute two warriors. If he says no, bluff. Tell him that the moon people and the sun people will allie to rid the Viking scum of the land.
I did what I was told, and Svard eagerly accepted.
"Thank you for your generosity," he said leaving the tent
"Taelis, escort him to the border of our territory" I said "Skara you are now my foreign advisor"
"Thank you lord" Skara said also leaving the tent
"SKARA, tell Liana to come in with next years plan for the cities" I said
Skara, nodded and went his way
A few minutes later Liana entered the tent
"My lord, you asked for me" she said with a gracious smile
"How can I be alone with you. You are by far the most beautiful woman in the tribe" I replied with a smile
She blushed a little and went to sit by me.
"Shall we go over the states affair" she said
"I will go over it every minute of my life if the states affair are this beautiful" I said with a smirk
"For a fearless leader you sure know how to talk to a woman" she said with a laugh "Anyway, what about the city of the sun what shall we do next?" she asked
"Build a aqueduct, for the moon city build warriors for fifteen years, we need an army. About the two other cities, build.uhmmmmm..."
SETTLERS
We had said it in the same time. I looked in her eyes and she in mine.
"Okay, Liana you are now the cultural advisor" I said, getting back to business "Tell, Taelis to garrison the warriors. We shall leave two years from now, and I want them trained and ready."
"Bring him in my tent, make drinks and food available for him." I responded
After a short period of time the scout entered in my tent. You could perceive he had an amazement look to his eyes.
"Hail, to you stranger" I said
"Hail, to you great chief" he said
He stunk extremely bad and for a while he stood analyzing my tent
"Well," I said losing my patience "Sit down, if you may"
"Sorry, great lord your wealth impresses me" he had said his hungry eyes fixing the food. I thought it was peculiar for my tribe was not that wealthy. We had barely constructed a temple, and we had only four cities.
"Go on eat, you are welcome in my house uhhhhhh"
"Svard sir, Svard"
"Yes, Svard. Well, what brought you to the humble Sun people" I asked
"Uhmm, delicious" he said taking a bite of an apple. My patience was growing thin, I was about to call Taelis to get this man out of my tent.
"Sir, I am deeply sorry. I haven't eaten for two weeks."
"Let us speak affairs and then you may eat." I said in an angry manner
"Allright sir, as you may know I am here representing the Powerful Leif Erickson. On behalf of the Viking people would you accept this permanent peace treaty?" as he had said this he laid out a clay tablet with Erickson signatures and an empty spot for mine.
"Taelis, call Skara" I said
Svard and I talked until Skara entered the tent.
"Skara the old I need your help"
"Jan, is this the deal you called me for" he said reaching down for the clay tablet. He quietly stood examining Svard and the tablet.
"Yes, indeed it is" I answered "Ask for pottery, their world map and a tribute for our patience," Skara said whispering in my ears "He is astonished by our civilization, look at him, and make the tribute two warriors. If he says no, bluff. Tell him that the moon people and the sun people will allie to rid the Viking scum of the land.
I did what I was told, and Svard eagerly accepted.
"Thank you for your generosity," he said leaving the tent
"Taelis, escort him to the border of our territory" I said "Skara you are now my foreign advisor"
"Thank you lord" Skara said also leaving the tent
"SKARA, tell Liana to come in with next years plan for the cities" I said
Skara, nodded and went his way
A few minutes later Liana entered the tent
"My lord, you asked for me" she said with a gracious smile
"How can I be alone with you. You are by far the most beautiful woman in the tribe" I replied with a smile
She blushed a little and went to sit by me.
"Shall we go over the states affair" she said
"I will go over it every minute of my life if the states affair are this beautiful" I said with a smirk
"For a fearless leader you sure know how to talk to a woman" she said with a laugh "Anyway, what about the city of the sun what shall we do next?" she asked
"Build a aqueduct, for the moon city build warriors for fifteen years, we need an army. About the two other cities, build.uhmmmmm..."
SETTLERS
We had said it in the same time. I looked in her eyes and she in mine.
"Okay, Liana you are now the cultural advisor" I said, getting back to business "Tell, Taelis to garrison the warriors. We shall leave two years from now, and I want them trained and ready."