Draiss nodded as he listened, before tilting his head to the side slightly, considering dozens of different options. "Hmm, you are right about his character, and the fact he needs to die eventually. However, have you thought of what is likely to happen once he does die?"<br/><br/>He paused a moment, waiting for her reply, before explaining what he suspected would happen. "You would have to fight through dozens of guards, most probably as nasty as he is, but some might just be good men and women needing the coin for their own reasons. I suspect you would either die in the attempt or be captured again. Even if you managed to get to the Sultan and killed him, getting you scroll and getting back out again would be nearly impossible. And last I checked, uncontrolled wrath was a sin, and usually one of the first signs of a fall.<br/><br/>But suppose you did manage to kill him, get the scroll, and get back out. What of the thousands of innocents in the lands that answer to him? His only possible heir right now is, at best, an idiot and moron. He wouldn't be able to hold the lands together for long, at best a year before someone with more political suave managed to kill or discredit him. There would be a succession war, either immediately following the Sultan's death as everyone grabbed for power, or later, when the prince was finally killed. Which means the good nobles and guards and even the civilians that just want to be left alone would be subjected to the lawlessness and anarchy that goes with wars. Rape, arson, murder... all that and more."<br/><br/>He paused, and then ate a handful of seeds, letting her digest what he had said. "I could go on, but I think you get the picture. I can try a few things to get the scroll back, but only if you promise to wait and let me try, and then delay your vengeance against him, until more of his sons are older, and a capable and compassionate leader emerges. Then we can deal with the Sultan, the current prince, and the others that are going to be nothing more than a mere copy of their father, without concern to the consequences of their actions."<br/><br/>Another pause, and he waited, figuring she would need to digest and consider what he had said.