Eagle Byzantium

A few days later, when Gawain's ship arrived at Seleucia and berthed, and then followed the land route to the palace in Tarsus, he learned amazing news:

Diognis Akritas actually surrendered.

"What happened?" Gawain, who was changing his robes in the outer hall of the palace, even asked Stavrajos who was serving him with some fear.

The fat eunuch pinched the corner of the great patron's robe, raised his excited eyebrows, and described vividly, "It was all Caesar's trick. She was furious when she learned that General Diogenes was still unwilling to surrender after the city fell. Unable to stop, he asked four female officers to escort him to the palace prison room in a prison car, and then took him there. Say..." At this point, the fat eunuch shook his head to see if there were any ears and eyes behind the curtains around him, then covered his mouth with his hands, bowed and whispered to Gawain who was sitting on the chair while the maid was arranging his ribbon, "Caesar first came to ask him gently in person if he wanted to be loyal to him. You have to know that General Diognis had His allegiance to Caesar was very pious... But Diognis said that he was the Emperor's loyal dog and hoped that Caesar would not put him in a dilemma... Then Caesar got angry, Although she was pregnant, she asked the female officers to whip General Diogenes... ...The general screamed miserably and painfully, but still refused to give in. At this time, Caesar asked a fat and strong female officer to hold a green bottle and threatened to feed him into the bottle if the negotiation failed. The drug, and then told the fat female official to fuck him... and said he wanted to paint it. "

"Oh, it's that fat female official. She was very famous when she was a girl in the Mutt Valley." Gawain also stared wide-eyed, stroking his beard and exclaiming, "Although he knows how to write books and beauties, he still has difficulty getting married. Her father The one who had no choice but to be sent here to serve as a female officer is a bit pitiful."

"Haha, yes, no matter how powerful the soldier or centurion is, he will not dare to marry her, because wearing armor and riding on a horse is stronger and more powerful than the standard bearer in your cavalry regiment." Staurajos said , also covered his mouth and couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, we can no longer discuss the rights and wrongs of a lady official behind her back. Let's stop it here, Stavrajos, cough cough." Gawain leaned on the back of his chair, put his fist under his nose and coughed twice, Interrupting the fat eunuch, "Then Diognis gave in?"

"I surrendered on the spot." Staurachos nodded, "General Diogenes cried and said that he could never be sorry to his wife who was still in the imperial capital. If he was brutally raped, it would be worse than death. Then Caesar He ordered his chains to be taken off, and immediately he knelt down before Caesar's boots and kissed them. Caesar then returned the weapon to him, gave him a set of decent clothes, and asked him to serve as a guard for the meeting of six ministers - guess what, that Diognis. The general actually raised his flail and stood outside the palace to protect Caesar."

"It's an out-and-out dog...but not annoying, right?" Gawain couldn't help but laugh too, thinking that Anna really used such coercive measures, otherwise the stubborn one would not The guardian of the spirit does not know how long he will resist. Then Gawain suddenly asked, "What is the name of that fat female official?"

"Her name is Eudora. Her father serves as a centurion in your frontier cavalry." The fat eunuch replied while adjusting the corners of Gawain's robes as he stood up and walked towards the main hall.

In front of the gradually rising ramp colonnade and beside the rose fence, Gawain, who was passing by, saw the fat female official named Eudora, who was sobbing quietly with her back to him. It seemed that she had been very happy these days. Sad, because "the swarthy Saracen border guard was unwilling to have anything happen to him" and "Why did Caesar issue such a cruel order?"

Gawain was originally on the ramp and had already walked a few steps, but then he frowned and stepped back, calling softly to the other party - "Eudora."

The fat female officer was so shocked that she immediately stood up and turned around. When she saw the tall patron and Yan Yuese standing opposite her, she was frightened for a while, and then immediately saluted.

Gawain nodded, "Eudora, I have heard about your grievances. I must praise you. You have made outstanding contributions to the country. Caesar and I are going to increase your father's military salary. This is what you are doing for us." The glory added to one’s own family.”

"I am extremely grateful to you and Caesar." Eudora hurriedly held back her tears and bowed her head to express her thanks.

"Actually, on the battlefield, your father and brothers must ride their war horses and charge desperately to the most dangerous places after receiving orders. Female officers are the soldiers in the palace. Do you understand what I say?"

"I can understand. I will serve you and Caesar wholeheartedly, handle documents, and guide etiquette. I also ask the Patron to allow me to become a veiled nun after I turn thirty, so that I can continue in the nuns' monastery. Praying for you and Caesar," the fat and strong Eudora said with her head lowered.

Then she felt a warmth on her hair. She looked up and saw that the patron's hand was gently pressing on it. His light blue eyes looked at her kindly, "Your Highness..."

"I am a beatified saint, Eudora. I believe that my hands are injecting the Holy Spirit into you - don't be discouraged, and don't think about the monastery. Live and work happily and healthily, and you will definitely find someone soon. My hands are very effective, right?"

So Eudora trembled, put her palms together, knelt in front of Gawain's knees, and soon she smiled devoutly and cheerfully.

Gawain also laughed, put his hands away after a while, said "I wish you happiness from now on" in Greek, and continued to walk along the ramp colonnade towards the meeting hall in the center of the palace.

After turning into the mirror room of the ear hall, a row of female officials, led by Hertomia, bowed to Gawain collectively, while Caesar touched his belly and sat in an armchair in front of the standing mirror, with golden light shining on her beautiful face with a somewhat complicated expression.

"I don't know how to say it, Anna - I completely defeated your father, and I am also the emperor of the empire." Gawain walked over, half-knelt down, pinched Anna's outstretched hand and said.

"He has lost contact since then, right?"

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"It can be inferred that he should go to the camp of Nicodemia, the chief steward of Nicaea. That is the only place he can go. I can also say that your sister, Raymond the One-Eyed, and John's confidant, Titus, have betrayed him." Gawain lowered his deep blue eyes, held Anna's hand, and placed it on her skirt, speaking softly and gently.

"Dido should think that I am complacent at this moment...but who knows that in fact I don't know how to face it, whether to cry hypocritically after hearing the bad news about my father, or to feel regretful after hearing that my father retreated to Nicaea without any affection?" Anna turned her face away, tears falling.

"Your Highness Caesar, now is not the time for you to sigh. You must sit side by side with His Highness the Grand Patron at the meeting of the Six Departments and listen carefully to the proposals and reports of each department. In addition, upon hearing the news of the victory in the Battle of Philomelom, as Caesar you should show happiness on your face, just like your subjects and soldiers. Otherwise, no one will be happy, and no one will believe and sympathize with you." The imperial official came over and reminded.