Eagle Byzantium

After nightfall, the Dalian team's camp was lit with bonfires and patrol teams were everywhere. On the mountain peak adjacent to the river bank, there were sentries and beacons. Anna lay on the couch, feeling uneasy because of the arrival of her father's envoys during the day. She knew that her father's apparent calmness actually meant that he had raised the butcher's knife against her and Gawain.

"Anna, are you still asleep?" Agnes, who was on the couch over there, turned over and asked softly.

"Well, I'm secretly praying to the Lord and the Holy Mother..." Anna whispered, and then stopped talking, as if she was really doing it.

At this moment, the torch on the other side of the curtain suddenly swayed, with a roaring sound. Both girls were frightened. Anna looked and saw a tall figure printed on it. It was obviously Gawain's, the big barbarian. Calling her. So Anna, who had been praying just now, immediately put on a plain robe, jumped down, and ran out of the tent.

Agnes was silent, and then she turned over sadly, facing away from the bed over there, and wrapped the blanket tightly.

"Today's envoy is obviously lying. I estimate that your father has assembled a huge army and is preparing to block our retreat. He wants to cooperate with Theodoro to destroy the Dalian team, so they sent people to paralyze me in advance. I estimate that the army command authority It is no longer in the hands of Branas or Mikhail - time is running out." In a secluded corner behind the tent, Gawain said, holding Anna's shoulders.

"I know, I know... So we are going to convince the Paulists that they should still occupy a fortress in the mountains of Paphlagonia." Anna's voice was a little distorted. It is a sign of her inner uneasiness or excitement.

"Well, cross Paphlagonia, march along the west bank of the Harris River, pass through the cracks between the forces of all parties, and advance in the direction of Ankara. In this way, we will leave all the pursuers behind and meet up with Baldwin. Be independent and don’t have to be tricked by Bohemond.”

Then, Gawain suddenly felt a warm and soft feeling on his chest. It was Anna hugging him tightly, her small and soft body. He couldn't help but touch her soft hair with his hands. Anna buried her little head in Gawain's arms, "No matter what...if we can't succeed, I will send you back to you." Father, those words are all false, so Anna, you can still repeat New brides. Virgins are always valuable..." Before he finished speaking, Gawain shouted, and there was a burst of pain. Anna's teeth bit her chest, and her head kept shaking. She made a whining sound to express her anger and protest against Damanzi's words. "Let go of Anna, let go..."

But Anna whined and bit harder, and Gawain held back the pain. He hugged her tighter, "Okay! Let's rush there together, together! No matter where the Land of the Seven Ridges is, I will accompany you there. What does it mean to abandon you at this time? I am just being stupid and selfish!"

After hearing this, Anna stopped biting and instead pulled out her little hand. He patted Gawain's shoulder blades more and more urgently, and then Gawain understood. The hug just now almost suffocated the other party...

Inside the tent. Cabeamiya also couldn't sleep all night. She was hesitating and hesitating, "What if you defect to Theodorus during the battle? Join forces with him, separatize Trabizond and continue to fight against the heretic emperor and Gawain, and then take the opportunity to return to Armenia. Promote doctrines, develop believers, and make a comeback. After all, Armenia is the cradle of the rise of true believers. It seems that this path It's much more feasible." The female consul paced back and forth, but when she thought about the camp layout during the day, she couldn't help but feel discouraged - she only had 800 people, surrounded by the infantry camps of the Grand Company, and what she was most afraid of. The cavalry camp of the Dalian Company is on the side of the road. If they act rashly, they may be chased to death before they cross the Harris River.

Suddenly, the fierce neighing of a war horse came from outside the camp, "Ah! It belongs to Gawain's silver horse!" The female consul was very familiar with this, and was so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind the curtain, holding the ox tongue sword tightly. After that, the warriors of Gawain's guard ran outside the tent and said, "Please come out, Your Majesty the Consul!"

"Saint Paul, will the thoughts in my head just now be leaked out? Or is Gawain worried about me and wants to kill me to silence me?" As the guards' warriors shouted louder and louder, Cabeamiya became even more panicked. , but she couldn’t resist, so she bit the bullet and I poked half of my head out from behind the curtain, and saw that Gawain was indeed riding on Quicksilver's back under the starry night, surrounded by murderous Saxon and Varangian warriors holding pine trees. Her followers had already been hiding in In the other tents, there was a tremor, and no one dared to step forward to stop this evil god.

The helpless Kabeamia could only walk out slowly and came to Gawain's horse.

"There's no time to explain. Get on the horse." Gawain pointed to the black mare Sabina next to him and motioned for Cabeamiya to get on it.

At the camp of the cavalry company, the sentries saw that it was His Excellency the Grand Duke and bowed their heads in salute. Gawain rode Quicksilver on the high tower over there. The female consul who did not know why followed closely behind. The warriors of the guard did not Instead, he held a sword and ax and stood on the road under Gaofu to surround him.

The spring is cold and cold, and the gray-blue mist and twinkling stars in the sky begin to sink slowly. The sun has not yet risen, so the Harris River below merges with the woods and rocks on both sides, like a stretching black abyss. Only Dalian The troops and Theodoro's army camp opposite were brightly lit with torches.

The female consul dismounted and stood in the grass. Gawain also got off his horse and stood only a few feet away from her. Dew and mist entwined around the hem of Cabea Amiya's skirt covered by her robe, and the coolness rushed up to her heels, and then to her back and chest, like a cold and cold snake, wrapping her up so that she couldn't breathe, and her eyelashes trembled. , looking at Gawain under the blurry night, the sword also reflected a faint blue light. Is he really going to execute himself? I want to run, but I can't take a step, just like a prey that is stared at by a lion and is so frightened that it can't move.

Immediately afterwards, she could clearly smell Gawain's breath, and he was approaching her step by step. Kabeamiya's knees began to weaken, and several thoughts flashed through her head: die generously, or kneel down to admit herself again. Are you willing to be the other person's "holy sister"? It's impossible, impossible, don't be stupid, Kabeamiya, this bastard has already fallen under the skirt of that princess. Don't all men like those fair-skinned and petite types? If you beg again now, I'm afraid you will really be humiliated. Die incomparably!

Finally, the female consul made up her mind to "die easily". She sneered, threw down the ox-tongued sword (because she knew it was useless to fight Gawain with this sword), and tied her hair high. Okay, then pass sideways without looking Instead, Gawain looked at the river and the stars on the earth. Then he closed his eyes, raised his neck slightly, exposed it in the direction where Gawain was stabbing him, and made a majestic posture, waiting for Gawain to wave. Sword, cut off his head.

As a result, there was no sound of breaking wind coming from the sword, but a "gud-dong" sound. Kabeamiya was so frightened that she twitched, and then she opened one eye.

The sight in front of her shocked her. Gawain actually bowed down in front of her and raised his hand, which was a gesture of begging for her favor. This was an even bigger fright. Cabeamiya hurriedly stepped back. He took two steps, steadied his body, and stared at everything in a daze.

"Holy sister, please listen to me..."

"Shameless, who is your holy sister!" Kabeamiya's voice trembled.

"Well, dear Lady Consul, please help me, help me."

"..." Kabeamiya had an unknown expression on her face.

"The princess did not come here for archeology, but I abducted her from the palace and eloped here. And because I had confronted the emperor before and wanted to make myself king, so now the entire back road is full of soldiers and horses from the emperor. They He will only cooperate with Theodoro to destroy me. But once I am destroyed, the Paulists will definitely be doomed. Don’t worry about Theodoro. He is the most devout Orthodox warrior. If I am destroyed, he and the emperor will send you all to the stake.” Gao. Wen lowered his head, but his tone was very fast.

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"How do you know that I was trying to hit Theodoro just now! No, what did you say, you kidnapped the princess? Shameless, really shameless, Gawain." Cabermea felt extremely guilty at first, and then For light and fire.

"Isn't this the Turkic Gazi tradition that you admire? As far as I know, whether it is Turkic, Saracen, or Roman border warriors, they will snatch the wives or daughters of their enemies and take them as their own."

"So many Ghazis were killed in revenge by the fathers, brothers and sons who stole women - and you are no exception, Gawain, you brown bear who only knows how to run wild!" Cabeamiya invented this very vivid phrase. Vocabulary, close your eyes with all your strength, and shout it out to Gawain without any scruples.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Archon taught you the right lesson, but even if it is a bear, survival must continue, whether it is the Dalian team or the Paul faction, so we have to go south to Paphlagonia, and then go to the south to fight with me. Our friend's group of pilgrims joined forces, where the emperor was beyond his reach. We found our base and settled down. Of course, including the Pauline believers, I will explain everything to the Holy See in Rome. Whether you convert or maintain your faith, it is all up to me. What do you think? Because only you can be familiar with Paphlagos? The mountain trails in western Niah, where your scattered castles can provide supplies for the army."

"What about the princess... did she ask you to convince me, or did you make your own decision?" Although the female consul's tone was gentle, this question was very sharp.

"Just think of it as a private agreement between me and you. Her Royal Highness the Princess entrusts her safety and hope to me..."

"That's enough!" Kabeamiya interrupted. Gawain looked up and saw that she was looking at the rising glow over the mountains. Her black hair, which was pulled up, was swaying gently, and then she looked pretty. His face slowly turned sideways and he looked at himself, "A secret agreement is not impossible, but I want you to convert, not us to convert - yes, that's right Gawain, you must convert to Paulism now." (To be continued.) ~^~)