Tochtamysh had been placed by him on the throne of the Golden and the Blue Ords,[40] and acknowledged as “the son.” But when his sovereign authority extended from Aral to Crimea, over more lands than were in the rest of Europe, “the son” wanted to be an independent ruler. For this he was deposed from his throne with “one finger” of the terrible father; he escaped to the Lithuanian governor and asked him for help. Witold decided to restore him to his throne; but to do this it was necessary to vie with the world-ruling Tymur the Lame.
For these reasons his name made a great impression on the audience, and after a short silence, one of the oldest knights, Kazko of Jaglow, said:
“A difficult business!”
“And for a trifle,” said the prudent Mikolaj of Dlugolas. “What difference will it make t
