GENGHIS KHAN: So tell me. BORTE: To do this, take all these people out for a time, for only then can I feel relieved. Hearing this, in a great commotion, the remaining offended members of the council rise from their seats. Genghis Khan, after a little thought, raises his hand and gestures for them to leave the hall. Still agitated, they head for the exit. GENGHIS KHAN So, speak now. BORTE: Almighty Khan, today, without delay, you must leave this palace. GENGHIS KHAN: What? BORTE: You cannot stay here tonight. GENGHIS KHAN: Is everything alright with your head? BORTE: Your friend Jamukha will attack the palace tonight. GENGHIS KHAN: Jamukha will attack? BORTE: Exactly. GENGHIS KHAN: Who told you that? BORTE: It doesn’t matter who told me; it’s important you don’t stay here. GENGHIS KHAN: Jamukha should be here at dawn tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we will go hiking. So what other nasty nonsense do you have left to say about him? BORTE: Jamukha, along with eighty soldiers, will attack the horde in the dead of night when you are dreaming peacefully, and he will kill you. GENGHIS KHAN: Jamukha is my childhood friend. We grew up together and covered ourselves with one blanket. It can’t be… It can’t be! Apparently, when I ejected you from the horde, you decided it would amuse you to put him in this puddle of revenge to make fun of me. While your head is on your shoulders, disappear from here as soon as possible. If your words turn out to be a lie, then you can say goodbye to your life. From overflowing anger and lack of air, Genghis Khan suffocates and cannot speak further. BORTE: To be sure of the veracity of my words, change the place of your overnight stay for this night. If it turns out to be a lie – my head will fly from my shoulders, but if it is the truth – you will cut off a friend’s head. In one phrase, one of us two is truly yours. And with that, everything I wanted to say has been said. The rest, you must decide for yourself. (She heads for the exit, briefly turning to the address the dumbfounded Genghis Khan). Now you can call your advisors in
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