Tarsus, in the palace of the King of Kings.
Still adorned with the treasure crown, the resplendent Bahram VI was now deeply steeped in fear.
The six cities of Khorasan were lost, Isfahan was besieged, and the entire Persian region had descended into chaotic division. Countless cities had laid down their weapons and pledged allegiance to the Tatars, and countless more had been breached and massacred by them.
The might and brutality of the Tatar army profoundly intimidated this King of Kings.
For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a measure of regret. Initially, he had allied with Zahir, thinking the Qidan, their century-old adversary, would stand in the way and deplete the Tatars without needing to send reinforcements.
But who would have thought the once-mighty Qidan would be so vulnerable, collapsing before the Tatars in merely half a year.
