Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Although there is no similarity in personality, Vespa has indeed influenced Tia in many ways, such as the habit of not discussing politics at the dinner table. Orville felt that she had become much more talkative after returning from Rome. She used to talk about necessary things, but now Tia would take the initiative to bring up the topic with him.

He didn't think much about it. He just thought that they had been separated for a few months, so naturally they had accumulated a lot of things to talk about. He followed her and chatted with her, from the customs and culture of the Germans to the architectural design concepts of Rome. There were many generalists in this era, and Tia was one of them. The two sides didn't find it boring to chat.

Just as the two sides were chatting to kill time, Jeanna walked in from the main door of the mansion.

If this was a grand mansion of the size of the Flavian Mansion or the local governor's mansion, the two sides would probably not meet. There are many corridors and walls between the main door and the reception room. Jeanna just went to the countryside to inspect the situation and then came back here. Subjectively, she didn't want to meet Orville.

But this is a slightly larger villa. Although Orville requisitioned several nearby villas for his officers and bureaucrats for his own safety, his own activity space is only one of the villas. It is not small, but it is inevitable that the door faces the reception room and the patio.

So Tia happened to notice Jeanne Dacre pushing the door in, and then this incident seemed to trigger a subtle chemical reaction.

Orville had never seen such a subtle and rich series of expression changes on Tia's face: first slightly surprised, then staring at the other person, looking up and down, then showing a thoughtful expression, and finally speaking to Orville cautiously.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with that person recently?"

Orville is a little straightforward but it doesn't mean that his EQ is negative: "I can probably imagine what you heard. It's basically fabricated fake news. For people like us, fake news is really boring and commonplace."

"I rarely see you bring a fixed person with you. The closest person to this treatment should be Belisarius, right? Honest, kind and loyal, she is indeed a good warrior, but I don't quite understand, is that woman really worthy of your trust?"

"From a moral point of view, at least you don't have to worry about stabbing me in the back. This is the prerequisite for my cooperation with the other party. As for why I brought the other party with me to keep an eye on, this is my father's order, asking me to keep a close eye on the other party and take measures if necessary."

Orville couldn't tell the truth to Tia, saying that he was actually a collector of historical celebrities and had an excessive sense of morality and wanted to help the other party get out of the psychological shadow, so he could only pull it to Vespa. Anyway, the old man did say something similar, so it wasn't a lie.

Tia nodded slightly, reluctantly accepting this explanation. She was not the kind of person who would make trouble, and she trusted Orwell and didn't think he would lie.

"I understand. I will keep an eye on her in the future to see if she is really a person with high morals, a strong sense of justice, and excellent moral character as you said in the letter."

Tia unconsciously brought a little emotion to the latter part, and emphasized her tone, because Orwell rarely praised others, even if he praised others, he would use words such as "more suitable", "I think", "maybe", etc., but he was not always like this in his letters about Jeanne, and occasionally he would really praise the other party.

Tia herself had never been praised like this, which might make her a little upset, but she probably didn't feel it herself.

"I understand. Believe me, you won't be disappointed in the end. She and you have a similar sense of justice and morality. It's rare that you two will have something in common."

"Forget it, there's not much hope," Tia waved her hand at him, "Our cultural backgrounds and life backgrounds are completely different. I'm afraid there will be more conflicts than harmony when we get along."

After saying this, Tia drank the wine in the glass and refused the servant who tried to pour the wine. The meal was almost over at this point.

Finally, she made another unexpected decision: "I have basically finished my official duties in Paris, and it's not much more difficult than when I was in Palfi. Maybe it's because the bureaucracy here is more complete and efficient.

I thought about it a little bit and I'm also going to move the temporary governor's office to Caen. Can you help me prepare it? Is there any vacant space here?"

"Are you sure? Caen is not suitable as an administrative hub city. The transportation is not so convenient and fast, and it's a bit far from the big cities in the south. It's a bit troublesome."

Tia shook her head and denied: "It's not much trouble. At most, the speed of approving documents will be one or two days slower, so it won't take such a while. There are benefits for me to move to Caen. You build the port here, but the land transportation here is not that good. I will set up the provincial governor's office here, and mobilize the soldiers to build another highway from Caen to Paris, so that the transportation environment here will be much better.

This is basically decided. At present, the focus should be on the expedition to Britain. It is acceptable to sacrifice the administrative efficiency within the province. At most, we can send more postmen, messengers and horses. If you are reluctant to spend this money, you can use my private treasury. "

At this point, Orville could not control the other party and could only agree to the other party's request.

"Okay, I'll find you a temporary mansion first, and then build a governor's mansion that's big enough when I have time. It will take a month or two, even if it's modified."

"Don't bother, there's no need to waste money, just use what you have, is there space in your villa?"

"Yes, there is, no one lives there except the guards and servants, but it may be a bit crowded for you"

"That's fine, this is my request, don't bother, don't bother, just here."

".Understood, I got it, I'll prepare it today."

The other party made a strong request, and Orville still couldn't refuse, so he could only agree first and start to make room for the other party. He didn't quite understand what Tia was doing.

It turned out that the two of them lived under the same roof, but the Flavi Mansion was a large-scale house with a similar positioning to the palace. He and Tia didn't see each other every day, and the two rooms were separated by a hundred or two hundred meters. Now it's not the case. In such a Roman courtyard, the straight-line distance between the bedroom and the room is at most twenty or thirty meters.

"That's it, I'll go back and ask someone to bring the documents over, you just need to prepare a place to put them, I'm leaving first."

After saying this, Tia stood up and left the house in a hurry, which made Orville feel a little helpless.