Yawning, and seemingly engrossed in checking the tip of a small dagger in his hands, Arintheos continues.

I begin to think that Helarionas' lackey invokes Markos' name far too frequently. I know the man. He was a worthy opponent in the election who never resorted to dishonesty. A man of great honor as well.

So far we have seen one of Helarionas' lackeys "rescue" him when he did not seem to want to be rescued and had chosen to do the right thing by neither fighting against the empire nor ignoring his oath to Methodios, and now another lackey uses his name to justify Helarionas' aggressive actions against a general that only wanted to reach the Venetian front. Never mind that Markos was placed in more danger by not being picked up in Ragusa by his "ally" right away, nor that he never seems to have asked for such aid, or an attack on Andreas.

It seems to me that a traitor seeks to hide his ambitions and less than savory intentions by using the name of a man far more honorable than he.