Bab 725: Lapitus and Alexander (Part-2)

Lapitus's request for more time made Alexander ruminate. 

If he did so, it could mean getting the city without burning it down.

On the other hand, he had already spread the exact deadline for surrender.

So deviating from it would damage his image.

So before he made any decision, Alexander wanted details.

".....how many are you? And what will you do with the time?" He thus posed.

"There are a few hundred of us! Much more than the fifty or so men under Petrino! We just need a bit more time to get all of them together and capture them!" 

Lapitus very quickly and loudly claimed.

Though he very cleverly skipped the fact that the few hundred men he claimed to have also officially belonged to these fifty men.

How many would choose to rebel and join him when the time truly came remained yet to be seen.

"....." While Alexander, both unaware and unconcerned about this, paused again to think.