Setting One's Own Fire

As Cambyses and her entourage made their way through the various winding corridors, hurriedly advancing toward a remote part of the manor that led to the secret passages connecting a passage to the outside, suddenly Cambyses felt an idea birth inside her.

She got this from looking at all the burning candles on the walls and chandeliers which she walked past on her way, all of whom worked to illuminate all the expensive carpets, the embroidered currents, and the beautifully crafted furniture that laid inside this magnificent manor.

And as she looked at them, seeing all these exquisite items flash before her, quickly made the girl's heartache as she understand that all this was about to fall into the enemy's hands.

Never even mind the huge stockpiles of gold they had in their treasury, which Cambyses had already given up any hope on saving, plus all those expensive paintings of Pasha Muazz stored with them that Alexander intended to sell at auctions.