The Magnaura

**ULC** · 08-20-2008, 20:19

Aleksander shakes his head.

"Are you all so arrogant as to believe it will be between the Houses? That this is at all related to how one House feels about another? The matter goes deeper, as the Basileus himself will attest to. It is a contest between Church and State, between the Patriarch and The Basileus, with the Caesar and Order as pawns, the Crusade as a tool, and the execution of thousands Christians and the destruction of holy places in Fatimid lands as mere collateral. But, since most of you want to simply ignore me, I will simply take my seat and let the Emperor say exactly what I have said. At least you listen to him, right?"

**Kagemusha** · 08-20-2008, 20:24

"Stop Blabbering if you dont have anything real to say. If Patriarch has committed treason and you have proof of that. Show us the proof and He can be put on trial and executed like any other traitor. Give us what you know and stop blabbering your mysterious fortune teller tales. Lay down the evidence and we can proceed with any traitors there are."

**Privateerkev** · 08-20-2008, 20:33

Makedonios looks at Alexsander.

I'm afraid you have stumbled into the wrong chambers. This room is for Senators and their aides. So, unless you are a proxy or are called as a witness, you have no place here.

If there is a crime, we will uncover it. If you are needed as a witness, we will let you know.

Good day good sir.

**ULC** · 08-20-2008, 20:33

"The Basileus has all the evidence, for I gave everything I had on the Patriarch to him. I am here only as witness at the request of the Basileus."

**Privateerkev** · 08-20-2008, 20:34

Then we will call upon you if we need you.

Thank you, that will be all.

OOC: Sorry, I have a hard time believing that just anyone can wander into the Senate. Next, there will be fat Venetian merchants...

**Ibn-Khaldun** · 08-20-2008, 21:30

Two men enter the room..
By the looks and the clothes it is clear that they are Venetian merchants from the ship that arrived few days ago..
Seeing Efstathios they nod to him and took a seat next to him. Taller one of those two whispers something to Efstathios that makes them both smile a bit..

OOC: Here you have it PK. Venetian Merchants.

**deguerra** · 08-21-2008, 03:19

Ioannis starts banging his fist on his chair until there is some silence before standing up to speak

Will you all be silent!

What is this madness!

First, Savvas, you do your reputation a grave harm with your conduct. That you remain adversarial towards your opponent in the election is understandable, but rampant accusations and wild theories are beneath you and any other Senator.

You speak of one house not gaining too much power, when this past term it was the Komnenodouaki who gained much more than all others. I do not have a problem with this. They fought valiantly against a common foe of all the Empire and took land and required men in the process. But you can hardly accuse other Houses of too much power!

Furthermore, your accusations against Makedonios are laughable, and as my newly-acquired vassal I sharply reject your accusations of House Asteri having any false motives in voting for the Grandmaster. I happen to think he will be a good Megas. I happen to think this Empire needs balance. I have nothing against you, and at any other time in any other position would have voted for you. I thought I had made that abundantly clear.

Finally, you slander the Basileos, which I will not let stand. In his wisdom, he has decided to vote differently because the Empire required stability and not another tie. That he puts the Empire's interests before those of himself and his famly should be applauded, not attacked.

And lastly, let me say I in now way endorse all these strangers in these halls.

The Senate of the Roman Empire is for Senators of the Roman Empire. We have allowed scribes and proxies because we thought them necessary. Quite frankly, I would be happier if ONLY Senators were allowed to speak at all, while others would only observe. But I will not stand for people not even representing a Senator not only attending but speaking here. If they are not officially invited, they should be removed. And probably thrown in jail while we're at it.

Given that this man is a member, former or not, of the Organisation, and I might add has approached me in at least one other capacity, I would most like to speak to him, so I would ask that the Basileos have the Varagnians detain him right NOW!

**Andres** · 08-21-2008, 08:32

Savvas nods to Ioannis Kalamateros.

I apologise for the anger and the rage I displayed in this body, Senator. I got carried away by my emotions.

I also apologise to the Emperor for my harsh words and how I phrased my thoughts.

But I still sincerely believe that the Emperor makes a gigantic mistake by putting the nemesis of his son in charge of the Empire.

Savvas looks at the merchants.

And if you two don't leave instantly, I will drag you out of the Senate myself, injured or not.

And that man (points at the conspiracy theorist) should be put in jail. Maybe a short stay in the torture chamber will make him show us some proof.