Who is Shem? Although a crown prince, but still his position is far below the king Theophylus. If he had to go to war, who would Shem help and how many troops would be willing to defend him?
"Abraham! Tell the truth, you owe my father a lot, but if a bad situation happened, would you be on my side or my father's side?" Shem asked Abraham to the point.
This question upset Abraham, a very difficult choice. King Theophylus was the adoptive father who raised Abraham from a nobody who was just an lone wolf to the famous person he is now, but the prince of Shem was like a brother, they grew up and were brought up together. Abraham's oath of allegiance in front of all the people at that time was to obey and become the prince's right hand. Abraham was silent, while Shem and the other two waited for Abraham's answer.
