Eagle Flag of Epirus

"It seems to be really lively!" Justinian, who accepted the invitation as promised, took Abdra to Agrinon. The grand occasion of St. Valentine's Day surprised him very much, and he still hasn't been able to. Think of the purpose of Theodor.

　　 Could it be that he was really prepared to win over himself to deal with Mikhail, but now he has really been seen to have such a great value? Justinian also had doubts. It was almost certain that the other party invited him over for nothing simple.

"So now? Are we going directly to the house of Earl Theodor?" Abdera asked Justinian beside him. He was very puzzled why Justinian had to hide his original identity when he entered the city. Instead of going directly to the noble banquet held in the city.

"No, it's still early anyway, so you can just take a look." Justinian shrugged and came down from the horse and tied it to a tree trunk. It would be a pity if you missed the carnival in such a lively city. However, Justinian was not interested in the noble banquet at all, anyway, it was enough to arrive there before the end of today’s banquet.

　　 Both sides of the river bank are full of festival and carnival crowds. From the morning, people put down their hands and worked and devoted themselves to the celebration.

The bronze gate of the inner city was opened, and an honor guard composed of heavily armed troops came slowly from it. The soldiers walking in the lead held two flags, one with the XP symbol representing Christ, and the other with wings spread out. Double-headed eagle ornamentation. When this guard of honor appeared, the citizens of Agrinon cheered and worshiped.

At this time, the guard of honor threw gold coins and silver coins toward the nearby crowds, which caused a scramble. Justinian watched all this amidst the crowds. The whole city was filled with a sea of ​​joy, and a carriage slowly moved from the castle Drive out.

　　 The people on both sides of the road waved flowers or fireworks sticks to salute, and at the same time whispered to guess who the big people are sitting in those car.

I saw the carriage door opened, and the appearance of the Grand Master in black robes aroused enthusiastic cheers in the crowd. It was the Grand Master of the Diocese of Agrinon, who was his carnival day on St. Valentine’s Day. Appearance is undoubtedly the most important thing-because the residents of the city have not been able to see their Lord Earl in a year.

　　 And now it is obvious that a grand festival mass is going to be held. In order for more people to participate in this mass, it was held in the open air on the large circular square in Agriñon. It was presided over by the respected patriarch personally and other pastors would also attend.

At first, everyone treated the festival mass religiously, but gradually the ceremony itself evolved into a celebration. After all, compared to the seriousness of religion, most people prefer the relaxed and cordial atmosphere of the festival, not only with performances but also With generous rewards, everyone will forget the fatigue of the past.

　　 Everyone has a smile on their face, with a few exceptions. A young man in a military uniform stood aside, wrapped in a large purple robe covering his body. He looked down at the joyful people and looked at the kind patriarch and priest in front of him with admiring eyes, with a hint of mockery at the corners of his mouth.

　　 People always think that when they see someone who seems to be out of reach, they will be overwhelmed with excitement.

　　 But in fact, those real big people don't even bother to show their true colors. Unlike the power of the Holy See, the orthodox church has always been suppressed by the imperial power. In the eyes of big people, these so-called priests are just tools.

　　 But thinking of this, Romanus couldn't help being angry, and hit the wall beside him with a punch. At the aristocratic banquet held by his father, he did not have the opportunity to attend but was responsible for the mass security situation here, which further deepened Romanus' dissatisfaction with his father.

　　 At this moment, the noisy corner of the street suddenly attracted the attention of Romanus. After all, few people should dare to act arrogantly during the festival mass. So Romanus walked towards the direction of the sound curiously.

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　　 Irina threw Vera off and squeezed into the crowd. To her, this city was both strange and familiar. Since I was ten years old, my parents have not allowed myself to go crazy outside like a boy. Despite her mother, Mrs. Ajelena's warnings, Jelena came to the lively city alone to enjoy the joy of the festival.

At this time, Jelena saw that a grand mass was being held in the square, so she ran over excitedly to see what happened. The usual masses were usually held by Jelena and her mother in the church, and she still went to church like this. The first time I saw it, I couldn't remember it even when I was very young. Looking at everything in front of me, there was an extremely fresh feeling everywhere. However, this girl is still too naive. What she sees now is only the bright and beautiful side of the city, and the shadows are generally hidden deep and deep.

　　 "Hey, kid. You hit me." The hoarse and malicious voice suddenly remembered.

The young girl who has not been involved in the world hasn't noticed that the other party is actually shouting that she is ~www.ltnovel.com~ The path in front of her is blocked by a few homeless men, and the sinister and vicious smile on the other party's face makes Elena also subconsciously frightened. Although she was young, she didn't know what happened, but her instinct told her that if she was in danger, it would be too late if she didn't run away.

But in fact it was too late. The narrow alley was blocked by two groups of people. It was clear that there was a glorious world of flowers, but now Jelena was standing in the shadow of the entire city, and she would be swallowed at any time. She should Fortunately, his mother dressed herself as a boy, otherwise his situation would be terrible.

　　 "Yes... I'm sorry." Ilena apologized in a low voice. The girl who grew up in the greenhouse probably didn't know where she was.

　　 Like the general city, Agrinon is divided into the upper city and the lower city. Most of the nobles live in the upper city, and the lower city is the civilian area and the commercial area. Irina, who wanted to go to the square to see Mass, didn't know this kind of thing, and crashed into the spider web like a helpless little butterfly.

　　 This is a place where dirt is hidden. Prostitutes solicit customers in houses on the street, and knives rob customers in back streets and alleys, forming a perfect business chain. And the person Irina, who was eager to go to the square just now, was definitely not good men and women, but the social dregs in it, and when the other party saw the expensive clothes on Irina, it was like smelling blood. The sharks are generally interested.

"You never thought it was enough to say I'm sorry!" In the dark alley, the man with a husky voice slowly walked into two steps with a devastated face, and his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. He was also looking at the shivering noble child as if he had caught a prey, thinking about how to strike a more cost-effective next step.