"Do you remember, Yajisiyan? Do you remember the great Antioch, once hailed as the pearl of Syria? A century ago, the Greeks seized the city from the Fatimids, and three years ago, Suleiman Shah of Rom took it back from the Greeks.
The defenses of Antioch are comparable to those of the eternal Constantinople. But even the strongest walls cannot withstand betrayal from within.
Those misguided Shiite followers may ally with us because of the Christian offensive, yet the Christians will never truly be our allies," Jurist Scholar Abdullah said in a somber tone.
Yajisiyan looked to his nephew, Mahmud, awaiting his opinion.
