When the Sultan hears of this development, he curses under his breath and organizes a meeting with his generals. More troops are sent overseas to Goa, and the troops already at Goa prepare to mobilize in case things go South at the border. Furthermore, a covert caravan of weapons, rations, and reinforcements (about a thousand men, a few Duneshifters among them) head North into Muscovy, straight for their capital.