human
Pause, O strangers! Tell us of what tribe thou art. If thou leviest tax upon us in this thy country, our Lalla is prepared to accede to thy just demands. If a hand is raised against her, the wrath of the Kel-Fade will assuredly fall upon thee!
gpt
Naught care we for the Kel-Fade, who are accursed by Allah, for they pray not, neither go they upon pilgrimages! the man answered, with a harsh laugh.
human
From the waters of the Tsad, even unto the green slopes of the Atlas, we hold power supreme, and none dare withstand us, for we are feared alike by the Roumis of Algeria and the True Believers of the Desert. Then, brandishing his _jambiyah_ [a very keen crooked dagger] above his head, he added,
gpt
We are of the Ennitra, and our lord is the mighty Hadj Absalam, Sultan of the Sahara!
human
Then hear me, O brothers! Halima exclaimed in a loud, firm voice.
gpt
I am thy sister!
human
Our sister? But thou art of the Kel-Fade, our enemies!
gpt
True. Hear thou mine explanation. Dost thou not remember that the Kel-Fade--whom may Allah confound!--attacked and burned our village of Afara Aouhan?
human
The sons of dogs killed my father in the massacre,
gpt
Mine shared the same fate. He was the _oukil_,
human
His name--quick!
gpt
Hamed ben Abderrahman.
human
Then thou art--
gpt
His daughter Halima.