Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Chapter 75 Tragic Cause of Death

Obviously, Orville had no emotion that could be called "hate" towards Domitia. All his vigilance and hostility towards Domitia were because of what might happen in the future, so he would not get along with this twelve or thirteen-year-old girl now.

Seriously speaking, in fact, the death of "Domitian" in another world was also quite tragic, even worse than "Titus" - he was stabbed to death by his wife who bribed slaves.

The tragic life experience made him somewhat paranoid. After ascending the throne, he made a married woman divorce her husband and married her as queen. For a period of time afterwards, their marriage life was actually not bad. Relatively speaking, the people of the Flavian family were more loyal, and the queen was competent.

But the emperor often had to go to the Rhine front to inspect. He had always been eager to establish merits that surpassed his father and brother. After returning to Rome, he heard that his wife had an affair with a tragedy actor.

Probably because of grief and anger, he executed the actor without careful investigation, and then deposed and exiled his queen. In the end, the authenticity of this matter was not verified, and it became an unsolved case.

After that, he became more withdrawn and suspicious, and lived with his brother's daughter, who was also his niece, but then he took his queen back. No one knew what happened in the palace, but in the end his niece died in the palace.

After that, he exiled his biological sister, and then executed his brother-in-law from the same clan. A series of events caused a lot of trouble in the city. In the end, Emperor Domitian was killed by liberated slaves. His death was absurd and a bit tragic.

Now, Orville looked at this unhappy child. To be honest, his sympathy was greater than his vigilance. He had enough time to correct his mistakes or see a person clearly. It would be too late to say what to do at that time.

He smiled and said, "It seems that you are going with me. I will go with you. Your father and your sister have something to do. I hope you can understand that the things they are going to deal with are very important, and they are decisions related to national security."

Domitia glared at him and said indignantly, "They said the same thing last time. They said they were going to deal with the Palfi issue, but they were gone for three years, leaving me and Chenis here to depend on each other. And last time, my sister said she was going to work in the south, and she was gone for a year and a half, and my father went to Africa to serve as governor, and he was gone for two and a half years. I just saw them all moving away from me."

Orville opened his mouth and wanted to persuade him, but it was difficult to say anything. At this time, anything he said would have the opposite effect.

"They did something wrong. I will think of a way to do what I can. Now you need to go out with me. We can go to the city or somewhere else together."

Domicia shook her head fiercely: "I don't want to go out with you. I don't know you and I don't need you."

"Haha, that's hurtful enough." Orville shrugged and didn't take it to heart. It was indeed like that. He was a later outsider.

Orville turned his head and looked at Belisarius, signaling him to take measures. The honest warrior seemed to feel that something was wrong. He silently stepped back two steps, and learned the skill of ignoring orders on his own initiative. He looked down at the pattern of the marble floor on the ground and remained silent.

How dare he take care of the royal family's family affairs? It's best to pretend to be blind, and neither merit nor demerit.

Good, you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, can't be used in the critical period!

Orville looked at him helplessly, then took two steps forward, put his hand through her armpit, and lifted the other party up directly, and then took advantage of the other party's blank and stunned seconds, and ran towards the gate of the mansion with the other party.

"Let me go!"

Domitia reacted immediately and began to struggle desperately, but Orville had been exercising all the time. After more than a year, his physical fitness was not weak, not to mention that Domitia was just a teenage girl, and she was not a heavyweight opponent with him at all.

It was like pinching a big rabbit that kicked its legs randomly. Orville had no pressure at all. It didn't hurt that his legs kicked him. Domitia pinched him with her nails desperately, but it was a little painful. She could bear it and it would pass.

Unexpectedly, the opponent had a trick - seeing that she was getting closer and closer to the gate, Domitia made up her mind and started to bite Orville's forearm directly. As a result, she found that it was too hard to bite her teeth, and her gums hurt.

Orville showed a smug smile, then lifted Domitia up a little, letting the cuffs of his clothes droop naturally, revealing his linen arm guard.

After he came back alive from the battlefield, he was very cautious. Whenever he went out, he had to take protective measures. But wearing dozens of kilograms of armor while strolling in the city was indeed a bit of an overreaction, so he would wear linen arm guards and linen shin guards.

Don't think that this thing is fragile just because it is made of cloth. This is a protective gear that has been tested in war. Orville's protective gear is 1.5 cm thick and has 25 layers of strong and flexible linen cloth. A 60-pound conventional bow and arrow can't penetrate it even if it is shot at the face. Little Loli can't bite it with her teeth, unless it is mutated.

Domxia started to cry in grievance, but she obviously didn't want to cry loudly because she was embarrassed. Her eyes were shining, and Orville suddenly felt a little guilty. He didn't have children and was not good at dealing with such situations.

"Belisarius, prepare the horse quickly!!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!!"

Orville turned around and shouted to his guards, and the other party hurried to prepare, but Orville's mood suddenly became a little subtle.

This is Belisarius, a famous general in the ancient world. The Gothic king was willing to invite him to be a co-king. After Emperor Justinian was seriously ill, the Eastern Roman officials were willing to nominate him as emperor. The Italian civilians who were forced by corrupt bureaucrats to stop rebelling and return to the embrace of the Eastern Roman Empire saw that he was willing to stop rebelling and return to the embrace of the Eastern Roman Empire. Among the people Orwell had seen so far, this was the most famous hero in later generations.

But now, the two of them were teaming up to bully the little loli, which made Orwell feel a subtle sense of absurdity. Of course, Belisarius himself would definitely not think so now. He would only think that this was his job.

There must be carriages and horses on standby at the mansion, but in Rome, the rule in the city of Rome is that only married women are allowed to ride in carriages except in emergencies. Obviously, Domitia is not among them.

Belisarius called two horses and a carriage as Orwell requested, but his expression was a little hesitant. Orwell knew what he meant without saying a word.

Now the Flavian royal family is also not yet stable, so Vespa has always been friendly and easy-going, not wanting to arouse public resentment. Although riding a horse in the city is a small matter, it is hard to guarantee that it will not be used by those with ulterior motives to stir up negative emotions among the residents of Rome and make them have a negative impression of the royal family as "arrogant and domineering". After being devastated by Nero and several other emperors, the residents of Rome are indeed a bit sensitive, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are afraid of everything.

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