There was nothing here that was valuable- if there was he would've found out before these idiots. All the caravans about here were low level. Nothing at all was valuable. Except the Oasis of course. Bah, what could they do, steal the Oasis? Conquering it may as well be a futile endeavour. After all, the Tzar owned this particular Oasis. He clamped down on insurgence like a bear on steak.
