Break down of the Alliance (Part-2_

The nobles slung accusations all over one another, each trying to pin the blame on the other.

And they all rejected the notion that since they fought in an army as one, they all had a part in the loss.

No, they were determined to find that one scapegoat.

And once they failed to reach a consensus on that, the bickering devolved into trying to get the promised compensation from Faruq.

"You swore to the gods, now you are reneging on it?" Ural shouted in fury as Faruq made it clear that he would also not be handing over the mines.

"I said I would give it to you if we won. Did we win?" Faruq hissed back, reminding Ural of the terms of their agreement, before spreading his arms and adding, "Besides, without winning, I likely won't be able to get Kuleef's throne. So, there is no point in discussing that."

Faruq wanted to make Ural agree to a second attack tomorrow by saying this.