“Tell me the specifics.”

“This is the content of the treaty we are about to sign.”

I pulled out two documents—one written in the script used by the Botswana tribe and others, and the other in Toscanian Empire’s language—and showed them to Malik.

“The Maasai Confederation and the Toscanian Empire will strengthen mutual goodwill and deepen their camaraderie.”

Even Malik, who didn’t know what modern treaties were, wouldn’t take this statement seriously.

In treaties and contracts between nations or businesses, you can hear the phrase "let’s be friends from now on" surprisingly often.

After all, swindlers who are only thinking …