Helarionas relaxes after Ammonathas finishes his speech. Throwing himself back down into his seat, Helarionas picks up a goblet and raises it to Ammonathas. "Indeed, well spoken Senator Ammonathas, tis too bad..." Helarionas takes a sip from his goblet, "...that dear Aleksios does not see it in such a way." Helarionas turns to grin at Aleksios. "Tell me Aleksios, how close are you to the Venetian front, and with how many men?"