I've already sent my gratitude to you through a letter but I will publicly thank you for your assistance with this matter.
He turns to address the Senate.
I would like to talk about Hypatios again. I know His Highness has declared the matter of Hypatios's punishment to be closed. Makedonios gives a nod to the Emperor.
But this is more the offer of an opportunity. And I didn't want to give it in a letter because I wanted this matter out in the open.
I officially invite Hypatios to come to the Holy Land and swear an oath to me. The Levant has always been considered the place where people come to earn forgiveness. And I believe it could serve this purpose for Hypatios if he so chose.
Rest assured, he would not govern a settlement or command an army for quite some time. He would simply serve in my army where I would keep an eye on him.
For this offer to be valid, I will require two things from Comes Hypatios and they are not negotiable.
1.) He will be required to do what His Eminence has asked him to do.
2.) He will be required to hand over Rhodes to Kalameteros.
If both of these requirements are met, then Hypatios is welcome to come to the Levant if he is truly serious about saving his soul. This is the first time one of our fellow nobles has 'erred' so badly. And while his actions were reprehensible, our Faith does speak of redemption. Since he has turned over custody of the woman he had captured, I do believe redemption is possible.
I see that the vulptures are already there...
Really Makedonios, you give a nice and sincere sounding explanation, but you are just trying to seize an opportunity here.
You disappoint me, but I appreciate that you have shown your real face in this body.
Savvas sits down, muttering something about hypocrite power hungry religious nutjobs.
Last edited by Andres; 07-28-2008 at 08:51.
Andres is our Lord and Master and could strike us down with thunderbolts or beer cans at any time. ~Askthepizzaguy Ja mata, TosaInu
Are you still that sore about being called an idiot?
I ask exactly what opportunity I was trying to sieze. While the point is now quite moot, my offer would have required Hypatios to hand over his province first. And the time when you can claim to discern my motives will be the time when pigs fly.
For someone who pretends to be jovial all the time, you certainly hold long grudges and spend an awful lot of time looking for cheapshots. I see supporting you for Megas did little to change your disposition. You are by far the crankiest jovial person I ever have met.
Comes Savvas, could you at least attempt to not mischaracterize my statements? My offer to Hypatios has nothing to do with requiring him to hand Rhodes to me. If you check the transcripts, you'll see that I quite plainly would have required him to hand it back to Kalameteros. My offer was simply to give him a chance to repent and work towards forgiveness. All I would have gained materially, would be a noble in my army.
But, he refused my offer and His Eminence has a task for him. So, now that we have beaten this particular horse to a pulpy soup, we can get on with Senate business.
Why don't we discuss something more important like why your lord felt the need to attempt to sabotage one of my Crusaders? I thought those on such a Holy Mission were beyond such petty manuevers.
He gave Efstathios's scribe a pointed look.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
OOC: don't worry, I got this info IC and not through the story thread.
Well, since the Basileus has declared that the matter with Hypatios has been dealt with by House Asteri, I assume there will be no Emergency Senate Session.
Savvas stands up, nods to the Senators who are still present and leaves the building.
Andres is our Lord and Master and could strike us down with thunderbolts or beer cans at any time. ~Askthepizzaguy Ja mata, TosaInu
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