A church in the north of Fort Wiscari is filled with Byzantine civilians praying for God's blessing. It is the people who are wandering and helpless in the war who come here to seek religious comfort. Only here can people briefly forget the great panic caused by the Venetian siege at this time.

Just as Christians laughed at the inhabitants of Athens for worshiping the clay sculptures of the false gods, who still could not stop the fall of the city-state, the Byzantines who were praying could not receive a response from Christ.

And Justinian came here naturally not to attend the Mass supported by the bishop or come to pray. His purpose was very simple, just to come here to meet someone.

This is the place he and Princess Odosia agreed upon. Although it seems to be a mixed bag, it is very suitable as a place to hide one's attention.

This is a small church that has been around for a while. Although it is very small, it was only provided for the local garrison of Byzantine to pray for prayers, but now it has become a place where the entire Moria exiles gather, and the guidance of the priests is extremely strong.

However, Justinian was not very concerned about this. He had witnessed the mass of the Orthodox Patriarch in Agrignon, but he was more concerned about this ancient building.

The interior furnishings and arrangements are almost a hundred years old. A screen separates the sanctuary from the nave of the church. There is a large door in front of the altar, with a small door on both sides. The Orthodox priests are standing in front of the door and the screen, and the screen is painted with exquisite holy portraits. They are full of classical atmosphere, and all the residents who come here pray devoutly to receive the blessing brought to them by the Mass.

Under the guidance of the nun's mother, Justinian walked into a small house in the church and finally met Princess Odosia who asked him to come out and Herlena, the daughter Helena, who was holding in her arms. There were neither servants nor maids around her. Obviously, this was a secret meeting, so Odosia only sent others to attend the Mass and met Justinian alone.

Justinian was not surprised at all and respectfully saluted to the woman in front of him:

"Guian, respect Princess Odosia, I am honored to be received by you."

However, Odosia seemed very cold to the respect of Justinian, "I have said that I am no longer a princess. You don't have to call me that, Lord Justinian. This time I concealed my husband from meeting you against my will, and I was already very uneasy. But I still chose to come here just for my daughter Helena."

Looking at Helena sleeping soundly in Odosia's arms, Justinian nodded as if he knew it.

"I think this should be the bloodline of His Majesty Muzfius." Justinian looked at the girl's age and had roughly calculated it. It should not be the child of Leosgros and Odosia. There is only one possibility. Helena is Muzfius' daughter, which is why Muzfius did not hesitate to hand over all the private seals in his hands to Justinian.

However, what puzzled Justinian was that Odosia in front of her seemed unwilling to leave with her.

Odosia nodded and asked the maid to take her daughter away and said, "Yes, when he left Constantinople, Helena was still in her infancy. It was Duke Leo who took us in. But I no longer want to return to that man now, but Helena is his daughter after all. I know that as a royal family, it is impossible to be allowed to wander outside, but I beg you to take her away when Helena grows up. She is still too young. I don't want her to leave me so early." As a mother, she saw through Justinian's real purpose of her trip more keenly than Lio Sgross, especially the private seal of Muzfius in Justinian's hand, which made her more convinced of this.

But her words seemed extremely naive to Justinian's ears. The reason why the royal family had such strict control over bloodlines was entirely due to the stable rule, not for the sake of the thin family affection. But on the other hand, Justinian understood the other party. As a victim of political marriage, Odosia was probably very emotionally indifferent to her nominal husband Muzfius. From beginning to end, the woman did not even mention the other party's name. On the other hand, Odosia was obviously confused by the surface of Leosgros, thinking that the other party was a person who was truly worthy of sincere entrusting.

But in fact, Justinian understood more clearly than anyone else that Leosgros was actually using this naive woman to fulfill his ambitions.

But Justinian did not directly expose it, because he knew that doing so would only add fuel to the fire and aggravate the other party's distrust. Justinian said lightly: "I respect your choice, Your Highness, but you are still the wife of Your Majesty in name after all. And I was just ordered to welcome you back. In fact, you have not forgotten your identity. When the people in the city are desperate, you will come out to comfort them. After the soldiers are bleeding on the battlefield, you will also comfort them and bring doctors to treat their trauma. Now the empire has fallen apart. As the princess of the empire, I think you are actually unwilling to stand by and watch like this!"

In Byzantine, women's status is not a complete subordinate of men, especially aristocratic women, who also have aristocratic intuition. What's more, Odosia has become a purple nobleman at a very young age. Justinian believes that the pride that penetrates deep into the bones is enough to defeat them, but she is still a little hesitant now. Just want to let her understand the true face of Leosgross, Odosia will definitely make a choice that will not disappoint Justinian.

Sure enough, Justinian's words immediately made Odosia's face look hesitant and struggling. What the other party said did touch the deepest things in her heart. Odosia has always admired people like Queen Theodora, and whether it was Queen Elena of the previous dynasty or Princess Anna Komuning, they were outstanding women. The most longing for since childhood was not the pampered sister, but the mother of Queen Oflosene who won the throne for her father was the existence that Odosia wanted to be.
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