Patricia Taylor
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"There comes a time when the world no longer needs heroes. And then the true hero knows to walk away." - "Lies" By Michael Grant "Anyways…. Antonius, no, Lord De'Ricci…" "Uhmmm… Yes!" "If… If there's a day…" As Antonius sees it, she has a blushing but bitter smile on her face below those black cloaks, with her eyes flickering with tears that enhances her emotions which she is trying to hide under those eye lids, that makes Antonius maintain a non stop gaze on her eyes trying to see her heart…-
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"What are you doing here?" Here came a unique voice that is like an icy bucket of cold water down poured onto the head of Antonius making him awake enough to let him realise what a commotion he has just caused in the crowd. Yes, Abdullah is right, he knows too, that they are in a very hideous position inside the city right now, and the most logical thing they can do is to avoid attention. But he just cannot get the string through his head. Why, why is the emperor turning a blind eye on the crowd of…
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"Worry no more, your majesty!" Shouted the emperor's Protevestiarites George Sphrantzes as he squeezes himself in front through the crowd. "We don't have enough time, my emperor." George Sphrantzes continued as he stepped forward observing the situation of the fire through the arrow slit. "I have read about how the Frankish used to fight fire in the woods…. We will need to set up another ring of fire in a distance away from the walls using Greek fire…" "Do you want to burn down the walls so that…
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"Minimise your presence, preserve your strength, and wait for change…." Antonius murmured following Abdullah's words. "Yes." "Thank you." Antonius stood up holding Abdullah's hands and bowed towards him, while the later hurriedly jumped to one side dodging the bow by his friend. "We don't have time for this, my friend." Abdullah stopped Antonius before he could hug him with that Italian courtesy and rapidly spit out his words. "Right now, Zaganos Pasha and his men should not be very far away, they…
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Antonius moved one step forward and grabbed hold of Abdullah's hands, staring into the latter's eyes with sincerity in his eyes, grabbing the paws of Abdullah tightly and impetrated beneath his voice, the two faces close enough until Abdullah can feel the warm air coming out from his friend's nose. "Teach me, Abdullah, to be honest I am now like a quail flying among the total darkness, not knowing when will a vulture swoop down on me…. Be my firefly of the darkness, shine my way and expose my enemy,…
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The Romans sneakily ventured into the Ottoman camps in the mid of the night when biologically speaking everyone should be sleeping sound at the moment. Of course, they are welcomed by no one, no nasty surprise nor pleasant anticipation came true. The Romans approached the Ottoman camps from three directions, all three sides encountered simply nothing. It just seems like over a fortnight all the Ottomans have vanished. Pretty remarkable thing considering that they are an army coming from all walks of…
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Despite all odds against him, Zaganos Pasha chose to stay behind. The physical confrontation between the two sides have now turned into a verbal one between messengers, as diplomats from both sides rush back and forth trying to negotiate a best deal for their respective masters. While the mass Ottoman army prepares a retreat, Zaganos Pasha chose to stay behind, along, having the entire camp all by himself and his one thousand men, acting as the final Ottoman demonstration of power inside this region,…
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"Who supports the idea of tactical retreating, and coming back on another day to lay our blades of punishment on the neck of Constantine?" Most of the Pashas and nobles raised their hands one by one following Candarli Halil Pasha's words. Candarli Halil Pasha held his waist with his hands and nodded with a wide grin on his face, though that grin did not last long as he took a quick glance at Zaganos Pasha by the side and found out that the later is staring at him, he quickly changed to a stern face and…
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"No one knows the Rumelian better than me" - Candarli Halil Pasha "Let me continue, please, gentlemen." Candarli Halil Pasha rinsed his throat with a cup of warm tea, and continued. "I believe that everyone here knows that the Sultanate cannot be stuck here with this never ending siege for one meaningless city when we have no control of the two seas, thus we shall write a letter proposing to that Genoese pirate, to offer him a sum of gold and prestige for him to join and lead our navy, while we shall…
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"Allahım, Dirilerimizi, ölülerimizi, mevcut olanlarımızı, kayıp olanlarımızı,erkeğimizi-kadınımızı, çocuklarımızı ve büyüklerimizi bağışla…." "Allahım!...." "Bizden yaşattıklarını İslam üzere yaşat, bizden öldürdüklerini de iman üzere öldür…..." (Salat al-Janazah) (Translations: O Allah, please forgive the ones present, the decisd, the living, the lost ones, our men, our women, our children, our elders…. O Allah!.... Keep whoever you wish to be alive in…
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