1600AD
Ays prediction turns out true
HATSHEPSUT: Unbelievable! The Indians sacrifice themselves, for the sake of a city which will be captured anyway. Ive never seen such a stupid man. Apart from you, Scythe.
SCYTHE: Hey, Ive managed alright with the military.
HATSHEPSUT: Yes, but you couldnt beat a daffodil at anything but bludgeoning someones brains out with a club.
AY: Which is, no doubt, the reason why hes so highly regarded in this civilised state.
HATSHEPSUT: Yeah, unlike you, Ay. See, Egypt rewards talent, not art, maths, or whatever else you like to do. Get over it.
AY: Maybe I should look for a new job.
SCYTHE: Anyway, Timur has assembled his army of 19 Riflemen . . .
HATSHEPSUT: Riflemen? Already?
SCYTHE: Yeah, weve done Replaceable Parts and Rifling. What I was saying was . . . erm . . .
AY: 19 Riflemen.
SCYTHE: Yeah, 19 Riflemen, 23 Knights, 15 Trebuchets and a Maceman, all with at least 2 promotions, in Susa. He is ready to take the whole of the Indian heartland. I think he will probably split the troops again, and head north to Delhi, sending the other army south to Vijayanagra.
HATSHEPSUT: This is why I should have learned geography at school.
AY: You dont know where Delhi is?
HATSHEPSUT: Of course not, but its not that. Whats the difference between North and South?
(Genghis enters)
KHAN: In Mongolia, they dont know where Egypt is, unless they study History.
HATSHEPSUT: Thats tough talk coming from you, Genghis. At a guess; Open Borders?
KHAN: You want Open Borders?
HATSHEPSUT: No, but is that why youre here?
KHAN: No, its why I was here. (Khan exits)
HATSHEPSUT: Hes learning. I think hes learning.