Eagle Byzantium

But there was a hint of complexity in Forcher's eyes, and he quickly exchanged glances with Reinold. This situation was also caught by Gawain.

Reynold then took the opportunity to sigh and said, "Dear Lord Gawain, although we have never met, we all know your heroic deeds. You are both a priestly priest appointed by the Pope and a mercenary general given by the Roman Emperor. You are still the self-proclaimed Grand Duke of Bali. You are calling the shots in various camps and you have a huge army. Now I don’t think you are willing to go. Meeting the Roman Emperor is probably due to personal grudges with him, and I am afraid that the Emperor will pursue you for the crime of self-reliance. However, there cannot be any delay in the Eastern Expedition. I believe that His Majesty the Emperor is a magnanimous person, and he will spare no effort to support the cause of the hermits. Grant us all the honorable title of the Roman court, and make the march to Asia Minor unimpeded.”

In the crimson tent, the flames and this warm color complement each other. The original intention is to set off the majesty of the commander and inspire the ambition of the generals, but now Gawain is in a very heavy mood, even angry. Both of them came from the west. The country bumpkins from Frank: They have the vision of a frog in a well but are arrogant. They are eager for wealth and official titles but are pretentious. The reason why they are like this is simply because they are afraid that Gawain will take away their military power and honor.

"But now the Holy See's Eastern Crusade is not smooth sailing. Even countries that are believers will fight against each other because of unnecessary barriers. Danger is hidden in the dark. Only by protecting ourselves can we fight against the Eastern Crusade. Responsible for the great cause." But for Peter's sake, Gawain still held back his temper and explained in a low voice. But Forcher took the opportunity to raise his voice even louder, "Oh, of course His Majesty the Grand Duke will not look down upon His Majesty's gift, now that things have come to this. How else can the Emperor reward you? Is it possible to call him Will you be Caesar, or will you marry his pearly daughter and use half of your empire as a dowry?”

Then, Forcher and Reynold laughed wildly. Peter did not agree with the conversation and was afraid of internal strife between the two parties, so he immediately ordered the discussion to stop. "Between the city of Nis and Adrianople, there is a dangerous fortress guarding the Thracian River and the Rila Mountains, called Sophia Castle. We can move the camp there first to test the emperor's opinions and tone. Make your decision again.”

The two West Frankish gentlemen walked out of the tent proudly. Then he spat contemptuously on the ground and walked away.

Giovanni, who was on duty, glared at their backs, walked over and stamped out the spit with his boots, and then looked inside, but saw Peter and Walter, whose shoulders were bandaged, still staying in their seats. Listening to Gawain's in-depth explanation, "Emperor Alexios is an unfathomable figure. Now it seems that he can bribe the people in your team with just a few false titles. Then you will Losing control of 100,000 people will not be good once things fall into the emperor's control. "

"How about this, Gawain, you and I can take different marching routes." After a long time, Peter suddenly said this, but then his eyes turned. Let Gawain understand that this is not about parting ways with him, but careful consideration during it, "The great cause of the Eastern Expedition. Originally, we wanted to cooperate sincerely with the emperor of Constantinople. Gawain, if you don't like the Komnenos family, I can Understood. I don’t demand you to please that emperor. When you were in Brachna Palace, It is this kind of character that refuses to kiss each other's purple boots, and this kind of character is exactly what I need and appreciate. However, everyone has different responsibilities and roles. I must fight with Komnenos as the leader of this army. Negotiation, but you don’t have to do this at all, do you understand what I’m saying?”

Hearing this, Gawain frowned and hesitated to speak, but Peter then said to him, "As long as Walter and Birrell are here, nothing will happen to me. It is best to be patient in everything, and the overall situation is the most important thing." After that, the hermit used crutches to lift himself up, supported Walter, bowed to say goodbye to Gawain, who still looked unhappy, and then left.

Not long after, Gawain came back to his senses and glanced around, only to find that Gottschalk was still in the tent, which made Andodat, the confidential secretary next to him, bewildered and asked, "Why are you still here?" Gawain asked.

"Because I have found a real master to follow, I am willing to be your alms bowl, the Grand Duke, preside over the etiquette and fasting of the entire Dalian team, and give you advice." Gottschalk said warmly and firmly, with a look in his eyes. This crazy color reappeared.

These words made Gawain could only hold his forehead, and then he said to the other party in a very firm tone, "You must continue to follow my sworn brother. Helping him is helping me. In the future, I promise to transfer Si Bo's position to I tell you that I am the superior of the priesthood and have full authority to appoint you." As a result, Gottschalk immediately gestured to Gawain and said goodbye, then ran out of the camp and chased the hermit monk. .

Finally, Gawain sighed twice, cautiously faced the bonfire, calmed down, thought for a while, and then said to Andodat, "Bring the map here, I will study it carefully."

The morning mist slowly faded from the Sofia Fortress and the surrounding peaks like a veil. The pilgrim camp, which was extremely noisy, was set up four miles away from the fortress. Then the garrison soldiers in the fortress soon arrived. messaging When they arrived in Adrianople, the Roman royal family also responded very quickly: the next day, more than ten Roman palace guard cavalry wearing scarlet clothes and carrying purple flags came galloping over and stood on the capital. The gate of the camp:

"Your Majesty has issued an order to invite the commander of this Eastern Expedition Army to meet by boat in the river under the Rila Mountains at the third hour tomorrow to discuss important matters."

According to the agreement, at noon the next day, the sun was hanging in the middle of the sky, illuminating the source of the Thracian River, which was extremely clear. From the emerald forest bay over there, Gawain, Reinold, Forche, Walter, and Peter, a total of five people, sailed out in a small boat. The small boat sent by the emperor had already anchored and waited.

As he approached slowly, Gawain saw that the person standing on the deck was Sebastokrate, the emperor's younger brother Isaac Komnenos, who was wearing a purple palace costume and had a disdainful look. As for the emperor, he did not see him, perhaps he was monitoring in the cabin. Then Gawain really felt that there was a gloomy look in his eyes looking at him, and the hilt of the phosphorescent sword on his waist began to tremble briefly. He steadied it with his hand, and then stared at Isaac, who was also the first to bite him with his eyes.

Smoke and sunlight spread on the water, but the other knights had never seen the dress and battle of the imperial court officials, so they regarded Isaac as the emperor and bowed down. But Isaac's eyes were still fixed on Gawain, "You are still the same temper. I heard that when you were penniless, your brother wanted to help you in the palace, but you refused to kiss His Majesty's boots."

Gawain did not say anything to confirm or deny.

So Isaac sneered, "A barbarian who will never learn etiquette and gratitude." (To be continued ~^~)