QUOTE:
To Welalurd,
Melek of the Carthago,
and its Supreme Council:

Greetings again from the Roman Republic...

We just received news from Ostia reporting that the loan we negotiated a few days ago has already been delivered to your captains, and it's now traveling southwards to your city. However, messengers from our province at Algier have also brought us disturbing news of an army of Sicilian and Macedonian warriors that, having crossed your province of Al Ali without fight, has laid siege on our provincial capital.

The Roman Senate is concerned about these circumstances and asks you to satisfy our curiosity. Have you granted our enemies permission to cross your lands unharmed? And if so... Why haven't you informed us, taking into account that you wanted not to favor any side in this conflict? If "sanctioning Sicily would be joining the war in our cause", allowing them to cross your lands without previous notification it's almost joining their side.

We look forward to your reply.

May Ba'al Hammon be with you and your people...

Respectfully yours,


Marcus Aurelius
Senator and Censor of the Roman Republic