Eagle Byzantium

The sound of boots hitting the floor, once and again, was dense and threatening, making Anna's heart unbearable, but when she saw her mother sitting in the seat, her eyes were still gray and without any fluctuations. Yes, she suddenly seemed to cry out, but she covered her mouth with the back of her hand, but no sound came out at all.

Why, things turned out like this.

In other words, Anna herself should have expected to be like this. This is no longer a prank she made in the palace, but a real life-and-death struggle between power and desire.

Unexpectedly, Alexios's tone was unusually gentle. His father first pressed his hand on Anna's beautiful braid, rubbed it twice, and then asked, "Has the Queen taken all the sedative medicine today?" "

"Yes, Your Majesty." Several medical officers next to him replied with their hands crossed.

So the emperor walked to the tables filled with potions and jars, and looked through them carefully. His eyes were very focused. Behind her, Anna could see his gorgeous cloak embroidered with icons and the magnificent scabbard of his sword.

"I'm not sick, I'm not sick. I've made it very clear that the previous palace rebellion was not only my brother's responsibility, but mainly my instigation." Irene sneered, expressionless.

At this time, the medical officers fell to their knees in fear, trembling, because they had no choice but to hear words that must not enter their ears. But Alexios remained silent without saying a word. For a long time, he dusted his hands and told the medical officers, "The Queen's delirium is still severe. Should you increase the dosage of the medicine... ..”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The leading medical officer did not dare to get up and put his face on the floor.

"Alexios, I said I am not sick, but you are the one who is sick. Your sinful lust has led you into the abyss of eternal damnation. Anna should be ashamed to have a father like you, and she will definitely be "Yeah!" Eileen couldn't bear it anymore and roared out.

"Shut up!" Alexios slammed the medicine jar on the ground. The fragments flew around and scratched the faces of the two medical officers, but the two medical officers could only lie on the ground and wiped them with their robe sleeves tremblingly. Face. Don't dare to falter.

"Isn't it? Haha, God's punishment will definitely come to you on time, just like the movement of the sun, moon and stars."

"Shut up, shut up!" Then Anna exclaimed. Because the father drew out his sword and put it on Irene's neck, "Woman, you don't understand anything. Do you understand everything I have done for this empire, for the glory of Komnenos and Dukas?" Ever since you got married to me, you have only been jealous and slanderous. If it weren't for the surname Ducasse, if it weren't for John and Anna, I would have locked you in the Agnes dungeon and let the dampness and mildew completely consume your flesh and bones. Don’t let any drop of your blood survive in this world!”

Irene's face was ashen, looking at this man, the only man she had ever loved in this world, who was actually like this, tearing her remaining dignity and sense of shelter to pieces with every word, "Ah!" As she said This shout. Alexios hurriedly pulled the blade back, but it was still half a step too late, and Irene's neck was cut: she was the one who took the initiative to collide with the blade. Then the queen, with blood dripping from her neck, continued to pounce on Alexios. The emperor put his sword back into its sheath and failed to free his hand. As a result, he was knocked back two steps by the woman and leaned against the colonnade in a state of embarrassment.

At this moment, the queen was still full of the spirit of death, which prompted the emperor to push her away hard. Irene fell to the ground, and the blood from the wound continued to flow on the floor.

"Mother!" Anna was so frightened that she cried loudly and threw herself at her mother's side. Alexius, who was leaning against the pillar, also looked frightened. He really didn't expect that Irene would have such an extreme reaction. . "Hurry up, stop the bleeding for mother." Anna looked at her father and shouted to the medical officers. The other doctor responded tremblingly, holding the herbs and preparing to apply them on the queen's wounds.

But in the chaos, Anna clearly heard her mother's low-pitched and quick advice, "Look for an opportunity to go to Gawain. He is the only one who is trustworthy. Don't stay here." After saying that, she saw the look her mother cast over her. He is very determined inside, without any reluctance.

In the light of the calcium carbide fire, Anna recalled what her mother said while holding her shoulders in the cathedral: Anna, how are you going to spend your life?

And after the coup failed that night, on the bed in the palace, didn't I already give myself the answer?

"No, I will not go to Gawain. He is just a Varangian barbarian. Just like mother, you will not let me go to Bohemond, the Norman leader." Irene's eyes widened in pain. Looking at her daughter's clear and loud answer, she seemed a little unbelievable, but Anna Still gushing and shaking his head, "This request is too difficult for me to accept. Mother, we must accept this failure and deal with it well. Father will not divorce you, and Anna grew up in the Lion and Ox Palace. Princess in purple, my father will never ignore me."

"Why do you still want to stay in this palace with no humanity and hope, where wild beasts roar wildly?" Irene asked her daughter angrily.

"If not here, where else can I go? If I follow Gawain, not only will I implicate the barbarians, but I will also bring shame to the Roman Empire. I can only live a life of displacement, and perhaps I will turn into a miserable and nameless corpse on the way of pilgrimage, just like countless Frankish monarchs and nobles in previous years. Didn't they disappear completely in the wilderness of Asia Minor before they even reached Jerusalem?" Anna was terrified. She had longed for such a day before, but now it seems different. She can't even lose the last bit of remaining pattern. Life is an adventure, but adventure is gorgeous. An adventure that is not gorgeous or even miserable has another name called "death". People always hope that they will encounter the former, and Anna herself is no exception. This time she understands how desperate and cruel the reality of this world is.

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Then, the father's hand gently rested on her delicate back. "You are right, my daughter. Your father will not divorce your mother. What happened just now was a mad emotion, as if the devil controlled me. Brennus will come to the capital soon. I will immediately arrange a grand wedding for you to marry into a glorious family. As for Gawain, that's fine. I will confer a proper title on him and release his sworn brother, the hermit Peter, so that he can help me expand the territory in Asia Minor." (To be continued ~^~)