«...the king [= sultan] summoned Vlad [III, the Impaler], the son of Dracula...he had with him his younger brother [= Radu], who became his homosexual lover and lived with him.... As he desired the boy, he invited him to converse with him, proposed toasts in his honor, and invited him to his chamber. The boy did not suspect that the king [= sultan] would assault him sexually but when he saw that the king [= sultan] was so inclined, he fought off his advances and would not submit to have sex with the king [= sultan]. The king [= sultan] tried to kiss the unwilling boy. The latter took out a knife and stabbed the king [= sultan] on the thigh. He [Radu] fled without further delay, looking for a hiding place. The king's [= sultan's] physicians took care of the wound. In the meantime the boy had climbed a tree and had concealed himself. The king [= sultan] set out with his army and went away. At this point the boy climbed down and, a short while later, reached the gates [= the Porte] and became the king's [= sultan's] homosexual lover. They do not frown upon those who engage in this lifestyle. He [sc. Mehmed II] spent a great deal of time, night and day, with such people.... The king granted to this boy's brother [Vlad III the Impaler the lordship of Dacia [= Wallachia]»
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