A maiden with long blue-gray hair, wrapped in a white cloak, stood atop the walls of Gaza.
In the distance, one could see an orange grove already bearing green fruit.
And farther still, the endless expanse of the Gobi Desert.
Gaza is a good place, only fifty kilometers from the capital of the Losa Territory, Hebron, and very close to the coastline. Since the time of the Empire, it has been an important trade hub connecting the Fertile Crescent to the Egyptian grain storehouse.
In the past, during the years when the Saracens and the Crusaders coexisted peacefully, there were endless trade convoys entering the land controlled by the Crusaders through this gateway.
But as war ignited, the once constant flow of trade convoys also vanished.
Princess Sibilla is the nominal ruler here, but in reality, it is controlled by "Baron Robert of Toulouse." The baron is not a vassal of Princess Sibilla, merely a steward of the Gaza territory.
Clink.
