As the autumn and winter season arrives, the seaside is cold and rainy, and it rains heavily in Larissa. Pong of raindrops fell on the colorful glass skylight on the dome of the noble hall. At this time, an angry questioning sounded in the hall, covering the sound of rain outside the window.

"What's going on, Lord Bunonius? This is different from what we said before." When Justinian left because of a temporary incident, Earl Merinosen, who could not understand what had happened just now, immediately questioned the two counts in front of him. He thought that after Taranit of Tanbet defected to Molia, the Bonnius family would stand with him. But Merinosen never expected that in the first round of the confrontation just now, the old Earl of the Bonnius family directly announced his allegiance to Justinian, which surprised and disappointed Merinosen.

The Count Taranit shrugged slightly and said half-taughtly: "The obvious result, I have already said before, that Bunonius will like this little guy. We guys with old bones have long been exhausted and confused about the road ahead, but now this young man named Justinian makes us feel hope again." Speaking of this, the face of the Lord Tanbei, who has always been stolen, showed a look of relief on his face, shocked Merinosen was stunned.

"But he is a civilian!"

"Justinian I was also a farmer."

"We are descendants of famous families, and our ancestors were famous ministers who served the emperors of various dynasties, and even the purple-collar descendants. I would never want to join the mountain people of Peloponnese, nor would I be willing to be loyal to a civilian nouveau riche with Eastern blood." Merinosen said maliciously. He was naturally disgusted with Justinian for his reasons. In his opinion, a boy with unknown family heritage must not be involved in their land, nor can he become their ruler.

But when the generations met, and he regarded him as his elders, Bunonius did not comfort his dissatisfaction as usual. Instead, he said coldly with a stern face: "What is the descendant of a famous family and what is the purple-house seedling? In the eyes of the Latins, we are all just weak and timid Greeks. In the eyes of those in power who defected to the alien race in Constantinople, we are just a frustrated country bumpkin in power struggle, and the remnants of the previous dynasty. Sooner or later, guarding the glory on the lintel of the past will follow a decay. Never regard the tragedy and the nouveau riche as the same. I have always tolerated your stupidity in the face of your father, Merinoson, but this does not mean that I will indulge the mistakes brought by your stupidity."

Unexpectedly, he was scolded so severely. Merinosen, who was over 40, was stunned. The old duke in front of him had sharp and powerful eyes, and he was not the kind and kind Bunonius he had known before.

After a while, like a young man who made a mistake, Merinosen stammered, but was still unwilling to accept it.

"He should respect more," said Merinoson dissatisfied. "Why did he actually make us surrender to him?"

"By the rights of the conqueror," Taranit said in his mouth. "This de facto Grand Duke Molia has already held the Attica Peninsula? On the premise that the sea is not threatened, Peloponnese is a fortress that can be attacked and retreated and defended. And Thesali is the buffer between Peloponnese and Epirus? The two ends of the rat will be ground into powder by two rocks. Romanus is clear about this, so the rebels have surrendered to Mikhail, and Agrignon and us are their gifts? Without Justinian's assistance, we will sooner or later become prisoners of Rusnina. That "Noah" has no kindness. On the contrary, if we cooperate with Justinian, Agrignon will be at your fingertips? Even Mikhail's rule throughout Epirus will be threatened?

Justinian will never be stingy with his kindness. Is there any better condition for us to choose to surrender? It is not an illusory respect? Merinoson? The glory we have received from our ancestors has always come from the sword in our hands."

Earl Tanbet's words made Merinos speechless. He had never expected that the two old counts who had worked with him for a long time would stand opposite him at the same time. Anger could not help but fill the chest of the proud nobleman? His aristocratic education made him unable to accept surrendering to a monarch with a low status.

"Since both have made their own decisions, then it will be useless to say anything else. But the same thing? It is impossible for me to choose to be loyal to him? Unless the honor of the Merinosen family is completely abandoned, I will never be willing to surrender to a Peloponnese warrior." Merinosen stood up and left the seat? Although he respected the two counts in front of him, he still felt humiliated because of this. Since the will of the two families of Bononius and Taranit could not be changed, he had no need to stay here. After that, the irritable and narrow-minded count walked towards the door of the hall.

Earls Taranit and Earls Bonnius looked at each other, and neither of them stopped Merinosen's departure. Although they were much older, the other party was the head of one of the three major families of Thessaly, and their status was equal. Obviously, his departure meant the division of Thessaly, and they had already expected such an ending. So let Justinian solve the next thing himself!

Just as Earl Merinoson walked to the gate and was about to leave here, the door of the noble hall was pushed open from outside.

A man stepped in firmly, and the rain dripped down his cloak and felt hat as if it were pouring down, followed by a group of ragged soldiers. Outside the door, the dark sky was covered with dark clouds, and it hit the marble floor outside the hall heavily. The rain dripped down the cloak of the visitor on Merinoson's boots, and the Count, who was already in an upset mood, was about to get angry. But the visitor except for the felt hat that covered his face, revealed his true face. Everyone present was stunned-

"Hendrielle? Why... you are finally back!" He was startled first, then surprised. They had learned that Saisari was betrayal and thought Hendriel was going to Tanbei and had encountered a murderous move on the road, but they didn't expect that the other party would appear in front of them safely.

Surprised and happy, Merinosen completely forgot about the unhappiness just now and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

But Buonius and Taranit stared at Hendriel. Although they were happy that they returned safely, looking at each other's expressions, the two old guys immediately guessed something, "You are missing these days, may you go to Agrenion? What's the situation now?"
Chapter completed!