At this Sabbah shrieked aloud and wept and screaming said，'Do not thus，O champion of the time's braves！ Let me go and make me one of thy slaves！'And he wept and wailed and began reciting these verses，'I'm estranged fro' my folk and estrangement's long：
Shall I die amid strangers？Ah，would that I kenned！
I die，nor my kinsman shall know where I'm slain，
Die in exile nor see the dear face of my friend！'
Thereupon Kanmakan had compassion on him and said，'Make with me a covenant true and swear me an oath to be a comrade as due and to bear me company wheresoever I may go.'''Tis well，'replied Sabbah and swore accordingly.Then Kanmakan loosed him and he rose and would have kissed the Prince's hand；but he forbade him that.Then the Badawi opened his scrip and，taking out three barley scones，laid them before Kanmakan and they both sat down on the bank of the stream to eat.[86] When they had done eating together，they made the lesser ablution and prayed；after which they sat talking of what had befallen each of them from his people and from the shifts of Time.Presently said Kanmakan，'Whither dost thou now intend？'Replied Sabbah，'I purpose to repair to Baghdad，thy native town，and abide there，until Allah vouchsafe me the marriage portion.'Rejoined the other，'Up then and to the road！ I tarry here.'So the Badawi farewelled him and took the way for Baghdad，whilst Kanmakan remained behind，saying to himself，'O my soul，with what face shall I return pauper
poor？Now by Allah，I will not go back empty handed and，if the Almighty please，I will assuredly work my deliverance.'