After another season of campaigning the Basileus returns.
Senator Monomachos, Bari is now a Venetian settlement. Any move against it would trigger a war with Venice. Such an important decision should wait until the next Senate Session.
After another season of campaigning the Basileus returns.
Senator Monomachos, Bari is now a Venetian settlement. Any move against it would trigger a war with Venice. Such an important decision should wait until the next Senate Session.
Chretien Saisset, Chevalier in the King of the Franks PBM
I report the town of Sinop to be back under Imperial control!
I congratulate my fellow generals to their swift successes in reestablishing the boundaries of the Empire! It seems these rebels are easily succumbed, but our real enemies are already lying beyond. It could have been a mere matter of days before the Turks had lain their heathen hands on Sinop! Not long and our brethern there would have to live under some Sultan or whatever they call themselves! Our Christian brothers yearn for the protection of our Patriarch and with reconquest an important step his done, but we should not forget those who do not enjoy the benefits of living in our Empire. As much has the faithful struggle near Sofia, Antioch or even Sinop, they struggle even more in the central parts of Anatolia not yet under our control.
That's why sending Priests to Caesarea was so important and this body agreed with me. I'm sorry to see that instead Priests are sent off to many different areas, ignoring the advice of this body! If we ever hope to reconquer Anatolia we must help protect our faith, or we will just find ourselves ruling an Empire filled with heathen fanatics, ready to betray us to the next Mullah that comes along!
The lions sing and the hills take flight.
The moon by day, and the sun by night.
Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool.
Let the Lord of Chaos rule.
—chant from a children's game heard in Great Aravalon, the Fourth Age
Aleksios responds:
Congratulations on retaking Sinop, Senator Chrysovergos. Given time we will restore all of Anatolia to the Empire.
Before we begin missionary work beyond our borders we must bolster the strength of the true faith in territories already reclaimed. Otherwise we will be plagued with revolts.
However, with so many churches being rebuilt within the Empire we will soon be able to do both.
Chretien Saisset, Chevalier in the King of the Franks PBM
8 servants enter the Magnaura. They are carrying four big barrels.
After the barrels have been put down, one of the servants takes a parchment out of his sleeve and starts to read:
" Dear Basileus,
" Dear Caesar,
" Esteemed Colleagues,
"
" Life in Arta is good. The sun is shining, the beach is near, the women are beautiful and the wine
" is of an outstanding quality.
" The next Senate session is nearby. All the talking will make us thirsty. Because I'm concerned
" about the throats of the noblest inhabitants of the Empire, I decided to send to you four
" barrels of this fine wine they produce here in Arta.
" Feel free to take a drink at my expenses whenever you feel like it, but leave something for me,
" since I'll be with you soon.
" Yours truly,
" Savvas ek Militou.
Last edited by Andres; 06-25-2008 at 14:15.
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Ja mata, TosaInu
Pavlos walks up to one of the barrels, takes a wine goblet standing nearby and drowns it in the wine. Lifting the now filled cup, wine dripping from his hand he raises it
To Comes ek Militou!
The lions sing and the hills take flight.
The moon by day, and the sun by night.
Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool.
Let the Lord of Chaos rule.
—chant from a children's game heard in Great Aravalon, the Fourth Age
Efstratios Monomachos rises and speaks:
My lords, with Venetian encroachment on what is rightfully Byzantine lands, and with their holding of Iraklion, I propose that the West be mobilized in the near future to deal with this immediate threat.
The House Tepaki requests that the Western houses assemble what forces they can spare into one coalition army, and that some few ships be made available for transport purposes.
Iraklion, Bari, and Ragusa are our top priorities in the West, and we should act as such. The House Tepaki fully endorses such a plan, and from what I hear, other western houses do as well, but I will allow them to speak for themselves.
We do not wish all-out war against all Catholics, but Venice is a real and imminent threat. Do we wish to be the first to be struck, or do we wish to strike first?
I request that all Senators who support arming for defense against venetian encroachment to please make their voices heard, and all those Senators who support a more hawkish first-strike policy to also rise and make their opinions heard. I ask those Senators who support the pacifistic ideal of appeasement and waiting for the invasion to appear at our doorstep to abstain from voting, or reconsider their position.
The empire as a whole must rebuild, but the West must be ready for an invasion, either we prepare to defend against one, or we must prepare one of our own. I say that offense is the best defense.
Who stands with me?
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