Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

"Understand, if the situation you mentioned occurs, Jeanne Dacre will be killed."

As a former modern man, Orville believed that his moral level was relatively high, at least above the average of the times.

People like him don't have much dislike for "Joan of Arc" herself, and they will try their best to help each other, but only if the interests of both parties do not conflict fundamentally.

Orville's current status is that he is a prince of the Roman Empire rather than a Gauls. Naturally, he has to favor his own country and interest groups. When necessary, he has to be ruthless and do something.

Vespa nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Orville to step back and rest. He still had to deal with the government affairs coming from the city of Rome.

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After arriving in Trier, Orville did not sleep in the military camp with the army soldiers. In fact, not even Tia did. She had a home to return to here.

Domitia and Berenice had been living in the German Governor's Palace for almost a few months.

Berenice would occasionally follow the escort team to the front line to inspect the status of her country's soldiers. Orville was not a shady human trafficker and he would come over casually. Objectively, the other party did strengthen the morale and fighting will of Palfi's soldiers. force to make them feel that they have not been abandoned by the country.

As for Domitia, she basically stayed in Trier, learning knowledge and culture from Vespa's staff or the astronomer Ptolemy. If I want to say what is different from before in Rome, one is that there are fewer cultural and entertainment activities. A lot. Secondly, being closer to the front line, she could feel the atmosphere of war more fully.

Since Tia and Orville are away at war, Vespa doesn't always have time to take care of the children, so the responsibility of taking care of Domitia falls on Berenice. So far, she has done a pretty good job, although Comes the duty of a guardian.

Berenice is thirty-seven this year. The average age of marriage in the ancient world was fifteen. From an age point of view, Berenice is old enough to be Domitia's mother. In fact, she and Vespa's mistress were married. Nice is about the same age, the difference is negligible.

Knowing in advance that Orville and others would come back, Berenice prepared a sumptuous banquet for them. Although Orville and others did not have a particularly big appetite, they were still so warm that they had another banquet.

During the banquet, Domitia's focus was always on Jeanne Dacre next to Orville. After the banquet was halfway through, she finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked Orville a question directly.

"Is the person next to you Jeanne Dacre, the leader of the Gauls and the daughter of God?"

"People outside do call her that, but now she and we are allies on the same front, and the two sides have barely turned enemies into friends. You will have more opportunities to contact her in the future, and I hope that there will be more opportunities between you. Get along well."

Domitia looked at Jeanne seriously: "I should have a lot to learn from her, but one thing must be made clear. The real gods are Jupiter (Zeus), Juno (Hera) and Nirvana. Erva (Athena), there is no single god or god above all three.”

Berenice doesn't have many of the problems of the Palphi people. She never preaches or controls other people's cultural customs, so Domicia has no ill feelings towards her, but it doesn't mean that Domicia has any good feelings towards the Eternal One.

During the reign of the Flavian dynasty, both Vespa and Tia were emperors who did not care much about religious beliefs. Only Domitia attached great importance to culture and religious beliefs. For this reason, she even executed her nephew who converted to Christianity. Son-in-law, exiled niece who converted to Christianity.

Originally, according to the plan, the childless Domitia should adopt the children of these two people as the royal heirs. As a result, everything was messed up. The subsequent emperor was no longer a descendant of the Flavian royal family, but a "five-year-old emperor". Nerva, one of the “Wise Emperors”.

Although Domitia is far less morbidly opposed to monotheistic religions than later generations, she still has some resistance, and she doesn't hide it, she speaks it directly to her face, which is fair and aboveboard.

Originally Orville was worried that Jeanne would quarrel with Domicia, but he didn't expect that the other party raised his head and glanced at Domicia and then said nothing. This made Domicia feel a little unhappy. Orville saw that the situation was not right and quickly put this aside. The momentum stopped and I thought of a different topic to attract the other person's attention.

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After the banquet, Orville returned to his room to rest, but Tia opened the door again and sat down unceremoniously on the bed that was supposed to belong to Orville.

"I have to admit that your idea this time is quite good."

"Which part are you referring to?" The bed was very wide, and Orville sat about two meters away from the other party while talking to Tiya.

"You have found a companion for Domitia. The person you chose is quite interesting. If you choose a boy, it will be more or less inappropriate. If you choose a girl, Trier probably won't be able to find someone who can properly receive political education. For girls who are not educated in literature and art, Jeanne is indeed a good choice.

A few years older than Domitia, he believes in paganism and has a great reputation. This kind of person is a very suitable choice for Domitia's challenge. You are quite smart in this kind of thing. "

Orville himself actually didn't think of this, but since Tia had brought it up, he could only go along and say, "As long as you like it, I hope Domitia can accept it. I think Jeanne is a good girl, and the two of them should be able to get along well. Let's leave it like this for now."

"Good girl?" Tia's eyes flashed with a light, "I see, let's arrange it this way for now and see if she can adapt. We will stay in Trier for a while in the near future. Let your soldiers prepare and give them a proper holiday to relax a little.

I noticed that you kept hundreds of Vikings as mercenaries. "It's nothing to do with my body, but I remind you that you'd better be careful. Pirates have no credibility and sense of honor. They can only be bribed but not trusted."

"I will take care of things, don't worry about me. Compared with those pirates, we'd better consider the governance of Lugden Gaul Province first. A war has just ended here, and people's livelihood is in decline. My father said that he can't provide us with too much funds. We have to find a way to fund the expedition."

"We will find a way to solve it."

Tia gave Orville a few more instructions and then left Orville's room. After leaving the room, she found Domitia waiting for her at the door.

Tia leaned over and rubbed Domitia's soft golden hair: "You are right, keep an eye on it carefully, and report to me in time if there is any problem."

"Of course, sister." Domitia agreed.