"And if I refuse?" Aimery asked.
"Then you die ere sundown."
"I am an envoy, sire, from a brother majesty, and of such it is the custom to respect the persons."
"Tush!" said the Ilkhan, "there is no brother majesty save Kublai. Between us we rule the world."
"Hear me, then," said Aimery. The duel had swept all cobwebs from his brain and doubts from his heart."I am a knight of the Sire Christ and of the most noble King Louis, and I can own no other lord. Do your work, King. I am solitary among your myriads, but you cannot bend me."