Patricia Taylor
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When the refugees are being allocated in to their designated farming steads, the balance for local distribution of strategic resources like metal, grains, salts and oil are being shifted towards them as well. This created quite a few problems in the process due to the logistics system designed by Antonius himself being completely inefficient in coping with the sudden stress laid on to it with the surge of the population. And initially when the problem is being reported, Antonius is still pretty complacent…-
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"Rivalry and personal vanity should have no place among you, but you should humbly reckon others better than yourselves. You must look to each other's interest and not merely to your own" - Paul of Tarsus The 'Champion Mauro' gloriously saved a town from the Ottomans, earning him both a prestigious title but also a piece of land. When Constantine, who is now lying on a cart, heard about Mauro's brave deeds, granted this piece of land to him, and so now Mauro, like Giovanni, is officially a noble man.…
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"Weep for me, my eyes! Spill your tears and mourn for me the vanished kings Hujr ibn 'Amru's princely sons Led away to slaughter at eventide; If only they had died in combat Not in the lands of Banu Marina!" - Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi, Arabic Poet "We got even lesser time on our side… The Ottomans are on a haste in ending this war, not because of us, but because they are a lot more vulnerable than us to attacks; Thanks to their ancestors they now have enemies in the south, in the…
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Innocentius has absolutely no right in making a decision like this, and neither does Mauro as he cannot even think it straight on whether which choice is ultimately the best for them. Thus the two of them looked at the eunuch at the same time, making the middle aged Ottoman ambassador grow suspicion that this man seating by a short table on his left might be the legendary emperor of Constantinople, overseeing this conference by dressing up as a clerk. But this 'clerk' certainly do not look like to be in…
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"Yes, you are right your highness, we are here to yield." The ambassador had a serious face that made any one who doubt that he is making a droll think twice, even for Mauro. He slowly raised his wine cup again, glanced at the ambassador through his cup and asked. "But your army out there do not look like they are here for peaceful purposes though, is there a miscommunication between you guys?" "No, not at all, in fact every thing that has been happening so far is going on perfectly going on according to…
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"It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them." - "Art of War" Chapter III, Sun Tzu Mauro do have a plan though, but his plans are way too frantic to be considered a normal plan and get executed. In the mind of this pirate who has roamed the seas and lands for a good two decade plus, since their supply routes are in danger and…
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Fresh hot blood started drippling down from the trough of Mauro's blood, with its formal owner still maintaining that weird smile on his face as if the blade strike was nothing to him. Mauro remained this posture and to his fright, the ambassador Gedik Ahmed Pasha seems to be enjoying this process or what, using the last bit of energy he had to inch a step forward making the blade pierce in to his body even deeper. Every one gaped looking at this scene, all not sure what to do with it while finally, one…
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Mauro stands firm in front of the fire place in his small commanding room, filled with the nauseous mixed scent of human sweat and dried blood with more than a dozen people pecked together standing closely. The fire place, as a contrast to the pitch dark winter night outside the windows, glowing with its bright golden flames, bring some extra warmth to the already hot enough room making people sweat even more inside their inner clothing and armours. But that certainly does not matter a lot any more, as…
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"Der Krieg ist eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln" "War is a mere continuation of politics by other means" - Vom Kriege, Carl von Clausewitz "Let me say this boys and remember my words in your heart carefully because it might be able to save your life later on. War, or any form of activities that resembles a war, is to serve the politics decided by those higher ups seating in the Sultan's court. We as the humble servants of the Sultan are to follow the viziers and the Sultan's…
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"Where is my fourth heavy contingent!" "Here I am, Lord Mauro!" "How many men are there in your unit, tell me honestly." "A hundred and twenty fully abled men capable of wearing a mail weighing thirty plus libbre, hold a blade equal the weight and fight continuously for more than an hour! Please give us orders!" "Whoever that believes in your words must be a dumb fool, and to your disappointment I am not one of them." Mauro shook his head. "Because of your stupidity, your unit shall not get the…
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