The Berber servant who came to greet them, upon receiving the silver coins from Hollis, immediately led them courteously into the villa.
Afterward, Hollis met with the highest Commander of the Tunisian Guard in this area, who was akin to the mayor—Uquz.
Sitting on an exquisite wool carpet in the living room, Hollis exchanged pleasantries with Uquz in fluent Arabic before diving straight into the heart of the matter: "Pasha, the French disarmed nearly ten thousand courageous warriors of the Tunisian Guard outside of Tunis City, this is a complete humiliation to the entire Tunisian Guard! We absolutely cannot tolerate this indignity!"
Uquz nodded indifferently, humoring him out of respect for the several thousand silver coins he had brought, "The navy provoked them, yet they targeted the Imperial Guard, this is truly outrageous!"
"Exactly! That's why we must take our revenge on those French people fiercely!"