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Updated: June 21, 2025
"Doubtless, and pardon me if I say it slay you as he slew your cousin, for he is a fine swordsman, who has studied the art in Egypt, where it is understood, and your strength would not avail against him. But your question is already answered, for though the prince would be glad enough to fight you, Sakon will have none of it. Have you nothing else to ask me, King?" Ithobal nodded and said:
"When they were all seated in a row for final despatch, Sakon turned to the youngest and said 'Go thou first, for I wish to be sure that thou doest it aright. Upon the little one's replying that, as he had never seen seppuku performed, he would like to see his brothers do it and then he could follow them, the older brothers smiled between their tears: 'Well said, little fellow!
Thereon Sakon, accompanied by a similar number of priests and nobles, among whom were Aziel and Metem, all of them also unarmed, except for the knives in their girdles, marched out to meet him. Their escort they left drawn up upon the hillside. "Let us to business, King," said Sakon, when the formal words of salutation had passed.
Sakon knew his daughter well, and it did not need that he should glance at her face to learn that she meant her words. Also he loved her, his only child, more dearly than anything on earth. "In truth my strait is hard, and I know not which way to turn," he said, covering his face with his hand.
"Hearken, king Ithobal, I must have time. Give me eight days from now in which to answer you, for if you will not, I deny your suit." Ithobal seemed about to refuse the demand of Sakon. Then once more his counsellors plucked him by the sleeve, pointing out to him that if he did this, it was likely that none of them would leave the city alive.
There support gained, having first sworn him to secrecy, he attacked Sakon himself, using similar arguments with him.
Such as the guests as were near enough rose to look at the grizzly sight, then turned to offer their congratulations to the conqueror, but there was one of them the king Ithobal who offered none; indeed, as his eyes fell upon the face of the corpse, they grew alight with rage. "What ails you, King? Are you jealous of such a blow?" asked Sakon, watching him curiously.
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