Eagle Byzantium

Unfortunately, this practice was not popular in the Roman Empire. Even though Anna was very interested in it, her ceremony was mainly imitated by the records in the court etiquette book of the Frank Emperor Charlemagne. When Gawain came over, she softly asked him to half Kneel down.

Then, Anna's little hand pressed on Gawain's head, "In order to seek a noble wife, to seek a connected fiefdom, and to defend the faith of Christ and the justice of the world, will the swan be controlled in the middle of the night?" Take your boat and come from the lake to listen to the appeals of kind women and children? "

The starlight shone on the clothes and bodies of the pair. According to the previous drill, Gawain returned loudly, "After listening to your song, I am willing to sleep on the shield and use a sharp sword as a knife and fork." Eat and be devoted to my mistress and patron, Anna Komnenos.”

"May women's wisdom awaken, and may men's power perish." Anna's last words obviously had a profound meaning, but Gawain understood them all, "May I help my patroness Anna Comnenus and let her become The true queen of this city of nations.”

Alas, anyway, just play with this girl who is about the second year of junior high school and has skipped a grade.

Finally, Anna smiled with pride and satisfaction. When Gawain stood up, she looked up and said mysteriously, "Why am I standing on this floor?"

Gawain took a look under the light of the stars and the moon, and discovered that Anna's boots exposed from under her skirt were exactly the same color as the floor stones under her feet. After careful identification, they were all purple.

"Yes, this is the heart stone of the empire. The ancient emperors specially embedded it among the countless floors. And whoever can step on it can gain power over the entire land and sea."

After saying this, Anna told Gawain, "I will tell you now where the opportunity lies. Every year when my father met with the envoys of Salian Caesar, he would hold a martial arts competition in the theater next to the Augustan Temple. This was also a tribute to the Franks. How to show grace and understanding to Germans This year, it is customary for Mikhail to appear as a representative of the Roman Empire. Under my introduction, you will act as Mikhail's deputy. After the competition is over, you can take the opportunity to give advice to your father. I wanted to explain it directly to my father on your behalf, but I wanted to avoid suspicion."

Gawain nodded and said that he must avoid suspicion.

But Anna had already thought of "why should we avoid suspicion" and lowered her head directly, unwilling to look directly at Gawain. Then when the two left along the corridor, she said, "But even as a deputy, his appearance and appearance The armor must be upright and powerful, and cannot You have humiliated the empire, and your father will also be happy. And look at you, Gawain. I think you are still wearing a crude Norman-style chainmail, that ugly armor that covers your head to your feet, like a black mackerel. Fish is simply an insult to artistic aesthetics.”

"It's good. At least it can ensure that I survive under the arrows. I was wounded twice by the enemy in the Battle of Nicaea." Gawain didn't take it seriously. He thought it was good to get used to wearing chain mail.

"What, have you been shot?" Anna asked with concern. Upon hearing this, Gawain untied the collar of his robe, revealing the healed scar on his shoulder for the eldest princess to experience.

"Then you still say that chain armor is very protective? It's nothing compared to the empire's holy armor." Anna, who found the topic, started chatting, "My father was killed by Norman on horseback during the Battle of Durazzo. When the bandits chased him, the enemy's javelins and spears struck him twice, but they were all protected by the holy armor on his body. Now my father only has some small scars on his brow, which can be covered with a crown. "

But Gawain didn't answer. He originally wanted to say, how many soldiers in this empire can wear such armor like your father? What he discovered during the war in Asia Minor was that most of the native Greek soldiers did not even have helmets or shields, let alone armor.

Anna also felt that she was talking too much. These secret matters, such as her father's scar problem, were not allowed to be known to ordinary subjects in principle, so she stopped talking about it. Then, the two of them walked along the long avenue in front of the palace. Under the starry sky, Anna felt that time passed so long, but also so short.

After returning to the Brachna Palace, Anna was still in a high mood, so she asked the maids to get scrolls of paper and reed pens, spread reference books on the table, and began to write and draw under the candlelight. I started painting until very late, then went to bed to rest.

But her father Alexios was busy until much later. Bargaining with the Salian envoys because of the exchange of interests between the two countries and jointly dealing with the Normans was always an extremely energy-consuming job. However, Alexios did not go to Irene or Marlena's bedroom for the time being. Instead, he was a little worried and took the lead in arriving at his daughter's bedroom.

Alexios walked into the inner hall of the palace, raised his hand to stop the movement of the maid who was sleeping with him, and then looked at his daughter with a rosy face and even breathing on the bed with kindness, "Today is another peaceful day. "Alexios felt relieved again.

Then, the emperor came to the table in the inner hall and curiously saw that his daughter was actually reading a secular book from Frank. You know, Anna was always studying classics such as Homer's epic. He turned two pages, which were all poems praising martial arts by the Franks, and there were also various battle drawings. He didn't expect his daughter to start studying these now. Anna did make a wish to write a book about her life's achievements after she became an adult, so it was normal for her to read these. Then, the emperor touched down with relief and saw the draft drawn by Anna. It was the style of the holy armor that was secretly passed down in the Byzantine royal arsenal, and there were many words painted on it. On the far right, there was also a coat outside the armor. The emblem in the center was a white swan, but later Anna painted it off and added a black eagle.

Alexius nodded, and warmth surged in his heart: my daughter also designed the style of the armor coat for me, which was really thoughtful. However, the size recorded on it seems to be a little too big for me. I will correct it when I have time. Now John's reputation in the court has declined a bit. Many people privately say that the prince is unlearned and prefer Anna, who is knowledgeable and inquisitive.

Of course, there is also Constantine.

Thinking of this, Alexius was a little entangled in his heart. He didn't want to stay too long and disturb his daughter's rest, so he quietly left Anna's bedroom.

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As a result, two days later in the morning, several people from the royal armory delivered the box to Eudoxia's house. The hostess opened it and saw that it was a silk armor coat embroidered with a black eagle pattern.

"Take this to the guests in the side hall and say it is a gift from Brahena Palace." Eudoxia smiled faintly and instructed the servants around her.