Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 284 Backup Insurance
All in all, the communication between Orville and Pliny showed a feeling of meeting too late. The two sides had common language in many aspects. Orville also successfully achieved his goal. It is estimated that a navy that can be used will soon appear before his eyes.

After leaving the other party's house, Orville wrote a letter to the naval shipyard in Gaul, asking them to transfer some shipbuilders who wanted to come to Egypt, and then recruit some new shipbuilder apprentices to replace the vacancies.

In addition, Orville ordered Trajan to recruit some smart and capable sailors or fishermen locally, giving priority to Greek immigrants.

It's not that he discriminated against the Egyptians like Ptolemy did, but the language problem was a headache. The Romans used Latin and the Greek immigrants used Greek. These two were fine, because the common language in the eastern part of the empire was Greek, and many Roman officers knew some Greek. But if there was another Egyptian language, it would be difficult to command and dispatch the army.

Orville doesn't have the energy to deal with this issue now, so the first batch of navy will still be composed of Greeks. Later, when he has some free time, he will gradually increase the number of Egyptians in the navy.
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Not long after, the warship Orville was on slowly approached an island off the coast of Egypt.

Trajan performed his duties as an adjutant very well: "According to your instructions, Her Highness Arsinoe is placed here. Except for us, the Egyptians do not know the exact location. You can rest assured of Her Highness Arsinoe's safety in the short term. However, for the sake of safety, I still suggest that you transfer her later. There are not many islands around Egypt. If Her Majesty Cleopatra wants to find her, she may still be able to find her. Of course, at least she will be safe for the next three to five months. We at least have that much time."

Orville praised the other party: "Thank you for your hard work. I will arrange someone to take charge of the next matter."

Having a capable assistant can indeed save a lot of effort. For most things, as long as Orville tells him, he will find a way to get them done. Moreover, Trajan has a good sense of measure and always does it just right, with nothing to complain about.

The island was not big. There were some trees, a reservoir, a few bungalows for servants and a villa, nothing else.

After landing on the island, Orville prepared to walk to the villa to meet the other party. Unexpectedly, as soon as he landed, Arsinoe came to meet him on horseback.

Perhaps Orville was blessed by some unknown god, he did not see any symptoms of inbreeding in the Ptolemy family. On the contrary, the average appearance of the family members was quite high, including Cleopatra and her brothers and sisters.

There is no doubt that Arsinoe is also a beauty. She looks a little different from her sister. She has long hair that falls behind her head like a waterfall. Her skin is slightly darker than her sister. She has a straight nose, red lips and white teeth. Her oval face has clear contours, showing her charming temperament.

She deliberately changed into a silk dress that highlighted her body curves, showing off her slender figure and graceful body curves.

Orville had met quite a lot of people, and he was not very interested in women. He was very resistant to this kind of thing and did not feel anything like his heart was shot. However, most of the soldiers around him had their eyes wide open.

Fortunately, they were elite soldiers after all. Trajan coughed heavily and then patted the sword at his side. They quickly realized their gaffe and quickly restored their serious expressions, but some of them still glanced at him from time to time.

Eyes are on people, and this is human nature. Orville did not want to correct these people. He walked up to greet them in a businesslike manner. "How are you these days? We can only find a place like this for you to live in a hurry. If you need anything, you can tell your guards, and we will try our best to meet your needs within the limits. You may be transferred to Cyprus or other places in a while, and you will be freer by then. Please be patient now."

Arsinoe smiled charmingly: "No problem, it's nice to stay here for a while, it can make me feel the peace and quiet I haven't felt for a long time. It's just that you came to see me after such a long time, which makes me feel very surprised. I was waiting on this island anxiously, but fortunately you finally came."

Orville was not impressed. "It doesn't really matter whether I come or not, because someone will report back to me about your situation. Do you have a minute now? I think we should discuss something."

"Anytime, anytime..." Arsinoe replied to Orville softly.

The servant led Arsinoe's horse, and Orville and the other party walked a distance into the villa and sat down face to face in the living room.

Arsinoe personally brought Orville a wine glass and a wine pot, and filled his glass with wine, then toasted him: "Didn't you say you wanted to discuss the issue? I think it's better to be private. I am a weak woman and I can't do anything bad to you. Why don't you take these guards away? It really makes me feel uncomfortable."

"That's not necessary. You must remain vigilant. My guards are there to protect me at all times. Just pretend they don't exist."

Orville stared at the wine glass for a few seconds, wondering if there were computer parts in it or if it was just sleeping wine. Finally, after making sure that Trajan was watching, he drank the wine out of politeness.

Arsinoe puffed up his lips slightly: "Well, what do you want to tell me?"

"I don't like beating around the bush or telling lies. What's coming next is about your future. Let me be frank and clear. Compared to you, I prefer Cleopatra. This is obvious. But for the sake of interests, I have to ensure your safety, so I will place you properly in a place where anyone who wants to do something bad to you will not succeed. You will have enough food, clothing and daily necessities, but your freedom may be restricted to a certain extent."

Arsinoe's smile gradually faded. "So, I will still be the same as before, right?"

"There are some differences. What I did to you was to provide you with political asylum. You are just a safety measure. Unless something unexpected really happened between Cleopatra and I, I have no demands on you. Therefore, you can actually live a relatively free life. I won't restrict you too much. If nothing unexpected happens, you can live the rest of your life like a wealthy woman. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is an unchanging truth. If you want to blame someone, blame fate."

(End of this chapter)