Gündüz (rival alp): “Your father would have charged already, Ilyas. Are you afraid of blood?”
Ilyas Bey: “My father taught me to spill blood for a purpose. Not for applause. The Mongols are three days west. If we fight the Romans today, we die tomorrow. Wait.”
Gündüz: “And if the tribe calls you a coward?”
Ilyas: (quietly carving his wolf figurine) “Then let them call. A wolf doesn’t explain the hunt to sheep.”
Series: Diriliş: Ertuğrul (Seasons 3, 4, 5) Affiliation: Kayı Tribe, the Warrior Companions of Ertuğrul Gazi ilyas bey son of turgut
Ilyas Bey died in 1361 (approximate date). Following his death, the Aydinid principality began to face increased pressure from the Ottoman Turks expanding westward and a resurgence of Crusader fleets from the West. He was succeeded by his son, Isa Bey, who would later move the capital to Ayasoluk and build the famous Isa Bey Mosque. Gündüz (rival alp): “Your father would have charged