I was playing a tiny map with 3 computer players. After a while there were only the zulus and me left. He declared war and we went at it a few times. Then during a peacefull time he asked me for a mutual protection pact and a ROP. The ROP is sort of understandable, it could always give him the opportunity to rape me but the protection pact?
-"Hmmm, if I ask for a protection pact maybe I can slip the ROP in with it..."
Ok the barbs were raging but it's not like we could ally against them. So why does he do this?