Eagle Byzantium

In the prayer room of the side hall, Gawain was sitting on a chair, staring at the rosary on the hilt of his sword. The warden stood opposite him and reminded him, "You and I are both deputies to His Excellency Mikhail, the Emperor's Chief of Guards. , this magic sword of yours cannot be used, because the people who go to the theater to watch the competition are all dignitaries of the empire. Once the magic sword's spell appears, you will be in trouble. "

Gawain took off the rosary and placed it in his hand, then looked up at Diognis, "Then will you report me and the magic sword to His Majesty the Emperor soon?"

The guard was silent for a moment, and then gave a clear answer, "I have already said that if I wanted to harm you, I would have shot you in the throat with an arrow in Nicaea. Don't think that those who use bows and arrows will be safe. Will shoot hidden arrows to hurt people. If there is no straight arrow shaft, the arrow cluster will never be Can't hit the target; without integrity, a warrior can never achieve true glory - this is the Armenian proverb. Diogenes is a loyal servant of the emperor, but not a dog without ideas, you have treated me before. The accusation is totally wrong, Gawain."

So Gawain smiled, high-fived each other and patted the shoulder with the officer, "Then I wrongly blamed you. I know that the eldest princess secretly recommended me to be the deputy in the martial arts competition, and she still wanted me to show off my skills, but Everything is safe now and there is no need for us to create extraneous matters.”

"Yes, Your Excellency Mikhail, you will definitely defeat Salian Caesar's warriors." Diognis obviously has strong confidence in the martial arts of the captain of the guard.

At this time, the servant knocked on the door and walked in after receiving permission. He respectfully carried the box and said, "This is delivered by the mistress. It is said to be a gift from the palace to the guest."

Then Gawain took out the smock from inside, put it on his chain mail, and tied the buckle diagonally on the outside according to the Norman style.

"The warm red color of Sirius, and the pattern of this falcon, is impossible? Why was it sent from the palace, and the captain of the guard did not receive such treatment." Diognis said a few words, and then suddenly realized, Then he pushed Gawain angrily, and Gawain kept saying "What are you doing?", and soon the guard blocked him in the corner of the wall of the prayer room with his hands.

"Hey, what do you want to do?" Gawain became frightened. He did not expect that in this world, it would be a male warrior of Saracen and Greek mixed blood who used "Bidong" against him.

"Don't have evil ideas about the eldest princess." Diognis gave the most stern warning. "The eldest princess is not only the pride of the empire, but also the noblest woman and the pillar of Orthodoxy. She must be married before marriage. Stay holy. You are a barbarian from a foreign race and you must recognize yourself. In this regard, you can live like other Varangians, live in debauchery, and have many beautiful wives and concubines to vie for your favor. This is not difficult for you, but the eldest princess can only have her as her husband. A wife, and can never be divorced and tired of the old.”

"I didn't expect that in your eyes, I am such a person." Gao Wen was very dissatisfied with the evaluation of "loving the new and hating the old".

"That's not the point!" Diognis slapped his palms on the wall, causing dust to fly.

"I just swore an oath to the eldest princess and became her servant." Gawain finally explained.

Diognis said, "This is the best." Then he sat down, prepared his weapons and armor, and took out the wine bag to drink himself, without caring about the icon in front of him.

Soon, Mikhail, dressed in military uniform, stood bravely in front of the door and shouted inside, "Heroes, let us go and meet the heroes in other corners of this world!"

Three horses, including Gawain's Sabina, were in high spirits, neighing loudly in front of Eudocia's mansion. Mikhail wore a traditional Byzantine-style pointed helmet with peacock feathers standing on it, a shoulder strap studded with diamonds, and a long sword given by the emperor slung across his body. It was lined with leather and had a unique Byzantine armor on the outside; Diogenes wore a white cloak and a sword given by the emperor, and underneath was a lightweight Saracen patterned war robe, with a flail and a gold-embroidered quiver hanging under the saddle; Gawain was still serving as a guard. He looked like a soldier, but his head was replaced with a Norman mask and helmet, a sealskin bib, his body was covered with a chain mail armor that Anna described as a "big black mackerel", and he was covered with a black hawk smock given by Anna. Wearing the scarlet cloak given by Eudocia, the sword of phosphorus fire is hung on Sabina's saddle, she carries the heavy Varangian battle ax, and the sharp Turkic Damascus steel scimitar hangs on the shoulder strap. .

Just as she was about to leave for the game, Eudocia walked out quickly and shouted to Gawain and Diognis, "Please, although I have been in front of the angel goddess of victory many times (after Christianity, ancient times) The Roman goddess of victory became one of the angels worshiped by the Orthodox Church) and prayed that Mikhail would win, but you should still understand the helplessness of a woman and help my husband during the game. I will come to watch the game later! ”

Gawain's face was covered by a mask, only a pair of blue eyes were exposed, and he turned back to Eudoxia and nodded heavily.

Although Sabina was very happy to see her master, when he came up with the stirrups, she couldn't help but feel that his master was much heavier, and she felt it was difficult, so she could only walk on a small walk. Under the guidance of the officials and attendants sent by the royal palace, the three of them avoided the noisy streets, turned into the royal arrow path, and walked towards Augustan Square.

Augustam is a porphyry colonnade square built by the city's founder, Constantine the Great, in memory of his mother. There is also a bronze statue of the woman standing on it, as well as an eagle flying to rest. This is the favorite place of falcons. , when Gawain dismounted in front of the porphyry pillar, he saw an inscription on the base below, "I am born because of my mother, because my father is great" - this inscription was told to him by an imperial official who was holding his horse.

The circular square, after crossing the sacred grove, is the exquisite amphitheater, which is also a legacy of the ancient Roman era. Now it is a ceremonial place where the emperor received foreign dignitaries. At this time, the theater was crowded with people and jewels: a bloody competition between warriors, and the church was It was extremely objectionable, so the emperor could only hold it privately and in a low-key manner. However, there were also a large number of prominent figures such as nobles, wealthy businessmen and foreign envoys who came to watch.

In front of the huge gate of the Brachna Palace, Eudocia and other palace ladies lined up in a long line, until they stood beside the walls and ditch of the palace. Eight inner-guard cavalrymen in red clothes, holding riding whips, swaying their tall feathers and holding flags and flags, took the lead in walking out of the door, forming a road ban. All the ladies, eunuchs, and court officials prostrated themselves one after another, and then the emperor, queen, princess, prince, and chief noble lady came one after another.

Alexios and Anna were sitting in the same carriage, "I heard that you recommended a strong martial arts assistant for me?"

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"Yes." Although Anna was proud, she did not dare to make too much publicity. She just added vaguely, "He is also a swordsman talent recommended by Mikhail and Yagfi."

"Thank you, but for this competition, Mikhail is enough for me." The emperor laughed.