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If things were tight and they were short on coin, there were many precedents to them paying it back in other ways- such as political concessions, agreeing to certain policies even if it hurt their own interests, marrying their children to form various alliances, etc.

And as Lord Kite kept constantly bugging him, Alexander suddenly found he could use the desperation to get quite a few things like this from him.

Hence just as the nobleman was giving up, Alexander made this ...

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