"Will you swear it? On the Holy Quran?"
This time the roar shook the tent poles of the bazaar.
"Is there one who would not?"
Silence.
Suddenly Jadar turned to the troops of Moghul lineage and switched his language to exquisite Persian.
"Some here tonight swear to embrace death itself for our victory. But I know not the will of all. Is there among you a man who would give his life for us?"
Again a roar of assent.
"What man will swear it?"
The roar seemed to envelop the camp.
Without pausing, Jadar turned to the Rajput contingent, addressing them easily in their native Rajasthani.