Sultan Mehmed wages a calculated and patient campaign against the Crusader alliance on the Bosnian front, even as a corruption scandal and attempted rebellion erupt in the capital, forcing him to confront treachery head‑on. While Prince Mustafa moves swiftly to enforce justice at home, Prince Bayezid travels to Ragusa to cut off the enemy’s financial support, only to be caught in a deadly ambush by Vlad the Impaler that thrusts him into a brutal, close‑quarters battle.
