He watched as everyone kept looking at each other, afraid to speak up. He didn't need their cowardice, especially at a critical moment like this. They weren't always afraid when they wanted to shove their daughters in his throat. But when a threat came, none of them could think of something to say. This was why he liked Sodeeq. If the man was here, he would have given out one or two useful ideas. Unlike the greedy bunch of elders here who only wanted to be related to the Sultan through their ...