Chapter 4: The Empire of Evil
In the kingdom of Buryan, there were no such debates on whether to help or how great an army to send. The Buryani gratitude to Prince Ahmad knew no bounds; he had risked his own cause to fight for their kingdom, and now they were honor-bound to return the favor.
But though there was no question of whether they would help, the Buryani still faced practical problems of no small dimension. King Brundiyam, though noble of spirit and steadfast in his devotion to Oromasd, was too frail in health to lead his army on such a rigorous campaign. After some stern lectures from his daughter, he agreed to stay home and rule over the kingdom while she led the army to its destiny on the Leewahr Plains.
But even that undertaking was fraught with peril. Though the Leewahr Pl
