"That boy is resourceful. I think he believes he can …umm…outlast the siege and negotiate a peace settlement, " Trying to give an explanation for Alexander's bravado, Pasha Farzah came up with this theory.
Though even the most optimistic part of him felt ashamed to say-'Alexander thinks he can win', feeling that might exceed optimism and enter the territory of miracles.
Because the Jahal mercenaries they would be facing were no joke.
And the number of the army was also too much.
Such huge numbers were usually wielded by Pashas against one another.
Not against a single city, moreover, one which had been plague-ridden and recovering from a three-year drought.
"Negotiate! After what he has?" Ptolomy did not think Pasha Farzah was so naive to believe that Alexander could talk his way out of this alive if he lost.
