Also the caravan is now out of your reach with two of the white lords and many of such tubes which deal death, like that which we have surrendered to you.
Therefore because we are helpless, do not think that the Child is helpless.

Jana must have been asleep, O King, or you would have set your trap better." I thought that this coolly insolent speech would have produced some outburst, but in fact it seemed to have an opposite effect.

Making no reply to it, Simba said almost humbly: "I come to drink the cup of peace with you and the white lord, O Prophet.

Afterwards we can talk.

Give me water, slave." Then a man filled the great ivory cup with water from the skin he carried.