Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 130 Stalking
"Understand, if the situation you described occurs, Jeanne Dacre will be killed."

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

People like him will not have much resentment towards "Joan of Arc" herself, and will try their best to help her, but the premise is that there is no fundamental conflict of interest between the two parties.

Orville is now a prince of the Roman Empire rather than a Gaul, so naturally he has to favor his own country and interest groups. When it is really necessary, he will have to be ruthless and do something.

Vespa nodded in satisfaction, and then asked Orville to retreat and rest as well, as he still had to deal with government affairs coming from Rome.

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After arriving in Trier, Orville did not sleep in the barracks with the soldiers. In fact, neither did Tia, as she had a home here.

Domitia and Berenice have been living in the German Governor's Palace for almost several months.

Berenice would occasionally follow the baggage escort team to the front line to inspect the conditions of her country's soldiers. Orville was not a shady human trafficker and would not let him come at will. Objectively, he did strengthen the morale and fighting will of the Palfi soldiers, making them feel that they had not been abandoned by their country.

As for Domitia, she basically stayed in Trier, learning knowledge and culture from Vespa's staff or astronomer Ptolemy. If there was any difference from her previous time in Rome, first, there were fewer cultural and entertainment activities, and second, she was closer to the front line, so she could feel the atmosphere of war more fully.

Since Tia and Orville were fighting outside, Vespa did not always have time to take care of the children, so the responsibility of taking care of Domitia fell on Berenice. So far, she has done a good job and fulfilled her duties as a guardian.

Berenice is thirty-seven years old this year. In the ancient world, the average marriage age was fifteen, which was considered good. In terms of age, Berenice is old enough to be Domitia's mother. In fact, she is about the same age as Vespa's mistress Zenis, with only a slight difference.

Berenice had already known in advance that Orville and the others would be back, so she prepared a sumptuous welcoming banquet for them. Although Orville and the others did not have a particularly good appetite, they could not refuse the hospitality and held another banquet.

During the banquet, Domitia's focus was always on Jeanne Dacre who was next to Orville. When 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 d'Acre, the leader of the Gauls, 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 can barely be considered to have turned enemies into friends. You will have more opportunities to interact with her in the coming period, and I hope you can get along well with each other."

Domitia looked at Jeanna seriously and said, "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 Nerva (Athena). There is no single god or god that is superior to these three."

Berenice doesn't have many of the problems of the Palphians. She never preaches or restricts other people's cultural customs, so Domitia has no ill feelings towards her, but that doesn't mean Domitia has any good feelings towards the Eternals.

During the reign of the Flavian dynasty, Vespa and Thea were emperors who did not care much about religious beliefs, but Domitia attached great importance to culture and religious beliefs. For this reason, she even executed her niece-in-law who converted to Christianity and exiled her niece who converted to Christianity. According to the original plan, Domitia, who had no children, should have adopted the children of these two as the royal heirs. As a result, everything was messed up. The emperor who came later was no longer a descendant of the Flavian royal family, but Nerva, one of the "Five Good Emperors".

Although Domitia is not as morbidly opposed to monotheism as people in later generations, she still has some resistance. What's more, she doesn't hide it and says it directly to people's faces, which is quite aboveboard.

Originally, Orville was worried that Jeanne would quarrel with Domitia, but he didn't expect that she looked up at Domitia and then said nothing. This made Domitia feel a little unhappy. Orville saw that something was wrong and quickly stopped the momentum. He thought of another topic to attract the other party's attention.
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After the banquet, Orville returned to his room to rest, but Tia pushed the door open again and sat on the bed that should have belonged to Orville without any courtesy.

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

"Which part do you mean?" The bed was very wide, and Orville sat about two meters away from the other person while talking to Tia.

"You found a study partner for Domitia. The choice of this person is quite interesting. If you had chosen a boy, it would have been more or less inappropriate. If you had chosen a girl, Trier probably wouldn't have been able to find a girl who could properly receive a political education instead of a literary one. Jeanne is indeed a good choice.

A few years older than Domitia, a pagan, and very famous, this kind of person is a very suitable choice for Domitia to challenge. You are quite smart in this matter. "

Orville himself actually hadn't thought of this, but since Tia had brought it up, he could only go along with it 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 at that for now."

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

I noticed that you kept several hundred Vikings as mercenaries. That's not a big deal, but I want to remind you that you'd better be careful. Pirates have no credibility or sense of honor. They can only be bribed, not trusted."

"I will take care of things, don't worry about me. Rather than dealing with those pirates, we'd better consider the governance of Lugden Gaul first. We just had a war here, and people's livelihood is in decline. Father said that he can't provide us with too much money, so we have to find a way to get the funds for the expedition."

"We'll find a way to fix it."

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

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

"Of course, sister." Domitia agreed readily.

(End of this chapter)