560 Back To Constantinople

"That is all of what I want to report today, my lord."

"Alright, go and have some rest, for I need you to pay full ears to their next meeting."

"Aye, my lord…"

"Anything else?"

"My lord… I know that we are supporting neither Thomas nor Demetrios, but you know, the threat of Antonius is still approaching, fast, and if we let them continue misbehaving like this, it would only lure the attention of Thessaloniki's blade towards us… I mean…"

"You mean that we need to do something at least to save the city, am I right?"

"Aye, my lord."

"There is no need for that, my child… Remember, sometimes it is more efficient to completely demolish the old system and rebuild a better new system onto of it, rather than having to deal with the tangled web and get yourself caught in between."

"…Yes, my lord."